Prurigo pigmentosa: An underdiagnosed disease in patients of Iranian descent? - 09/08/11
Reprint requests: Almut Böer, MD, Dermatologikum Hamburg, Stephansplatz 5, 20354 Hamburg, Germany.Tehran, Iran, and Hamburg, Germany
Abstract |
Background |
Prurigo pigmentosa (PP) is a rare inflammatory disease of the skin typified by recurrent, pruritic erythematous macules and papules that resolve leaving behind netlike pigmentation.
Objective |
PP is diagnosed most commonly in Japanese women. Preponderance of the disease in other ethnic populations has yet to be identified.
Methods |
We conducted a clinicopathologic case study in 4 Iranian women.
Results |
The clinical diagnosis of PP was confirmed by typical histopathologic findings, elucidating the morphologic spectrum of the disease.
Limitations |
The small number of patients in this study is a limitation.
Conclusion |
We suspect that PP may have a proclivity in the Iranian population.
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Vol 55 - N° 1
P. 131-136 - juillet 2006 Retour au numéro
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