title: Prurigo pigmentosa, ketonemia and diabetes mellitus.
abstract: The etiology of prurigo pigmentosa still remains unknown. We present a 16-year-old female patient with ketonemia caused by diabetes mellitus. The eruption subsided when blood glucose and total ketone levels were controlled by subcutaneous insulin injection. We propose that ketonemia caused by diabetes mellitus may play a role in the pathogenesis of prurigo pigmentosa.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, National Defense Medical College, Saitama, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kawada
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hiruma
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ishibashi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aoki
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D016883:Diabetic Ketoacidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007328:Insulin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010859:Pigmentation Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D011536:Prurigo / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D007328:Insulin