Vesicular prurigo pigmentosa cured by minocycline.
We present a case of prurigo pigmentosa associated with vesicles that we call 'vesicular prurigo pigmentosa'. The subject was treated using minocycline with good results and no recurrence of the lesions over a 2-year period.
Matsumoto
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Department of Dermatology, Surugadai Nihon University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan. mchiyuki@med.nihon-u.ac.jp
Kinoshita
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Baba
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Suzuki
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Kanematsu
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S
Kanematsu
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N
D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D017495:Hyperpigmentation / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008911:Minocycline / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011536:Prurigo / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D012872:Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D008911:Minocycline