title: Vesicular prurigo pigmentosa cured by minocycline.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Surugadai Nihon University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan. mchiyuki@med.nihon-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kinoshita
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Baba
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kanematsu
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kanematsu
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D008911:Minocycline