Prurigo pigmentosa: not an uncommon disease in the Turkish population

Baykal, Can; Büyükbabanı, Nesimi; Akinturk, Semra; Saglik, Ebru

doi:10.1111/j.1365-4632.2006.02857.x

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“…It was decided to continue the treatment with doxycycline for two months. demonstrating that the disease is not as uncommon in Turkey as originally believed (5).…”

Section: Case Reportmentioning

confidence: 73%

Early stage prurigo pigmentosa : a case report

Onaygil¹,

Songur²,

Kutlubay³

et al. 2015

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Prurigo pigmentosa is a rare inflammatory dermatosis that primarily affects adolescents and young adults. Even though it is most commonly seen in Japanese women, other countries have reported cases with increasing frequency. It is characterized by erythematous papules and macules on the trunk, neck and chest that resolve leaving a reticulate hyperpigmentation. Some endogenous factors related with ketosis like fasting, diet, diabetes, pregnancy and exogenous agents like chrome, nickel, para-amino compounds have been accused of playing a role in etiology. Here we would like to present a case of a 16-year-old female patient who was referred to our clinic with pruritic lesions on the trunk and neck, consistent with the initial phase of prurigo pigmentosa, after a period of strict diet. Prurigo pigmentosa is a disease with distinctive histologic and clinical features. Due to its rare occurrence, an accurate diagnosis may be particularly challenging. Clinicopathological correlation is therefore crucial in the diagnosis of the disease in its early phase.

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“…It was decided to continue the treatment with doxycycline for two months. demonstrating that the disease is not as uncommon in Turkey as originally believed (5).…”

Section: Case Reportmentioning

confidence: 73%

Early stage prurigo pigmentosa : a case report

Onaygil¹,

Songur²,

Kutlubay³

et al. 2015

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“…3 Bu durum, etnik yatkınlık ve çevresel faktör-lerin hastalık üzerinde etkili olabileceğini düşündürmektedir. PP'nin patogenezi tam olarak bilinmemektedir.…”

Section: Prurigo Pigmentozaunclassified

Prurigo Pigmentosa: Case Report

Acer¹,

Kilitçi²,

Arslanyılmaz³

et al. 2016

Turkiye Klinikleri J Dermatol

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“…1 However, doxycycline, minocycline and dapsone have been administered to good effect. 1,2,6,8 Minocycline appears to be more effective than doxycycline and dapsone due to its rapid resolution of PP symptoms and its lower incidence of adverse side-effects. 9 Due to the non-specific histological features of PP, clinicopathological correlation and thorough long-term follow-up are necessary to establish a diagnosis.…”

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confidence: 95%

“…1 Its exact aetiology and pathogenesis remain unclear, but could involve dietary modification. 2 Nagashima first described PP in Japan in 1971. 3 The prevalence of PP differs by race and ethnicity; the majority of casesmore than 300 -have been reported in Japan.…”

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confidence: 98%