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.
Department of Dermatology, Tottori University School of Medicine, Yonago, Japan.
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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