Prurigo pigmentosa in a white woman

Yanguas, I.; Goday, J.J.; González-Güemes, Magdalena; Berridi, Daniel; Lozano, M; Soloeta, R.

doi:10.1016/s0190-9622(96)90631-3

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“…6 These reports were followed by the description of one black patient from the USA, 8 and white patients from Europe, mostly of Mediterranean origin. [9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] We also reviewed the Turkish literature, including reports in national congresses (Table 2). Between 1998 and 2004, 17 patients from nine different centers in different geographic regions were reported from Turkey.…”

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Prurigo pigmentosa: not an uncommon disease in the Turkish population

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Prurigo pigmentosa: not an uncommon disease in the Turkish population

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“…[664][665][666][667] Ketosis has also been implicated. 662,664,674 Histopathology 656,[658][659][660]675,676 Böer and Ackerman have reviewed the features of 25 patients and another 178 patients recorded in the literature. 671 Prurigo pigmentosa may be classed as a postinflammatory melanosis.…”

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Disorders of pigmentation

Weedon

2010

Weedon's Skin Pathology

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“…Although the majority of patients are of Japanese origin, there is an increasing number of non-Japanese cases, most of which are reported from Mediterranean countries such as Turkey (24 cases) [2,3,4,5,6,7,8], Sicily (5 cases) [9], Italy (2 cases) [10], and Spain (2 cases) [11, 12]. This suggests that the dermatosis has an ethnic predisposition probably due to environmental and genetic factors.…”

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Prurigo Pigmentosa Successfully Treated with Low-Dose Isotretinoin

Akoğlu

Boztepe

Karaduman³

2006

Dermatology

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Background/Aims: Prurigo pigmentosa (PP) is an uncommon inflammatory disease with pruritic reddish papules, papulovesicules or vesicules that are symmetrically localized on the trunk and nape, accompanied by reticular hyperpigmentation. Currently available therapeutic options seem somewhat unsatisfying. Herein, we report an 18-year-old female with PP successfully treated with low-dose isotretinoin. Methods: The patient presented with a symmetrical pruritic eruption on the lateral sides of her trunk with erythematous papules on a hyperpigmented background. Based on the typical clinical and associated histological findings, the patient was diagnosed as PP and a treatment with low-dose isotretinoin 0.3 mg/kg/day (20 mg/day) was started. Results: After a total of 3 months of 20 mg/day isotretinoin therapy, all erythematous macules and papules resolved and the residual pigmentation had almost disappeared. Conclusion: Low-dose isotretinoin is not only adequate for the improvement of erythematous lesions, it also helps resolve the reticular hyperpigmentation of PP. Further studies are needed to observe the efficacy of isotretinoin in the treatment of PP.

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Prurigo pigmentosa in a white woman

Cited by 16 publications

References 15 publications

Prurigo pigmentosa: not an uncommon disease in the Turkish population

Prurigo pigmentosa: not an uncommon disease in the Turkish population

Disorders of pigmentation

Prurigo Pigmentosa Successfully Treated with Low-Dose Isotretinoin

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