Successful treatment of recalcitrant chronic actinic dermatitis with tacrolimus.

Therapeutically, chronic actinic dermatitis is a problematic condition. Frequently applied sunscreen usually fails to mitigate the clinical symptoms, and steroids--while efficient--exert many undesired side-effects with prolonged usage. We present a case of chronic actinic dermatitis responding well to topically applied tacrolimus (Protopic) in combination with chemical and physical UV protection. Copyright (c) 2004 S. Karger AG, Basel.