Prurigo Pigmentosa Induced by a Ketogenic Diet

Prurigo pigmentosa is an important cause of reticular pruritic rash that has been under-reported in the United States. To ensure proper patient care, it is important for dermatologists to be aware of its presentations and associated factors. Here, we present an uncommon case of prurigo pigmentosa in...

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Autores principales: Nellore, Aditya, Maher, Eamonn, Abate, Mallory
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Dermatology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10290557/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37362479
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.39498
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description Prurigo pigmentosa is an important cause of reticular pruritic rash that has been under-reported in the United States. To ensure proper patient care, it is important for dermatologists to be aware of its presentations and associated factors. Here, we present an uncommon case of prurigo pigmentosa induced by a ketogenic diet and discuss the links between this condition and the state of ketosis, a relationship every provider should be conscious of.
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spelling pubmed-102905572023-06-25 Prurigo Pigmentosa Induced by a Ketogenic Diet Nellore, Aditya Maher, Eamonn Abate, Mallory Cureus Dermatology Prurigo pigmentosa is an important cause of reticular pruritic rash that has been under-reported in the United States. To ensure proper patient care, it is important for dermatologists to be aware of its presentations and associated factors. Here, we present an uncommon case of prurigo pigmentosa induced by a ketogenic diet and discuss the links between this condition and the state of ketosis, a relationship every provider should be conscious of. Cureus 2023-05-25 /pmc/articles/PMC10290557/ /pubmed/37362479 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.39498 Text en Copyright © 2023, Nellore et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Prurigo Pigmentosa Induced by a Ketogenic Diet
title Prurigo Pigmentosa Induced by a Ketogenic Diet
title_full Prurigo Pigmentosa Induced by a Ketogenic Diet
title_fullStr Prurigo Pigmentosa Induced by a Ketogenic Diet
title_full_unstemmed Prurigo Pigmentosa Induced by a Ketogenic Diet
title_short Prurigo Pigmentosa Induced by a Ketogenic Diet
title_sort prurigo pigmentosa induced by a ketogenic diet
topic Dermatology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10290557/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37362479
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.39498
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