Prurigo pigmentosa successfully treated with minocycline.
Five patients with prurigo pigmentosa were treated with 100-200 mg minocycline daily. The eruption and pruritus rapidly resolved within a few days or up to a week. There has been no recurrence after stopping medication and we conclude that minocycline is effective for prurigo pigmentosa and safer than dapsone.
Aso
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Department of Dermatology, Tottori University School of Medicine, Yonago, Japan.
Miyamoto
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Morimura
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Shimao
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008911:Minocycline / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011536:Prurigo / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013754:Tetracyclines / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D013754:Tetracyclines; D008911:Minocycline