A case of carotenodermia caused by a diet of the dried seaweed called Nori.
Carotenodermia may arise from excessive dietary intake of carotene containing foods. We reported a 22-year-old woman who had eaten excessive amount of carotene-rich seaweed to lose weight. Her skin color changed to orange-yellow, and her serum beta-carotene was 573 micrograms/dl. After stopping the ingestion of seaweed, her skin color returned to normal.
Nishimura
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Department of Dermatology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Japan.
Ishii
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N
Sugita
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Y
Nakajima
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H
D000328:Adult; D002338:Carotenoids / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000097:blood; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications; D004038:Diet, Reducing; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D010859:Pigmentation Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced*; D012624:Seaweed; D019207:beta Carotene / Q000097:blood
D019207:beta Carotene; D002338:Carotenoids