title: Prurigo pigmentosa: report of two cases in the United States and review of the literature.
abstract: Prurigo pigmentosa is a rare inflammatory skin disease of unknown etiology presenting as a pruritic truncal eruption of reticulated and symmetric macules and papules with the predilection for young Japanese females. Although cases of PP are increasingly reported in the non-Japanese literature, dermatologists may be unfamiliar with this entity. Here we report a Caucasian American female and a Chinese American female with PP and a discussion of the literature. The treatments of choice for prurigo pigmentosa are tetracyclines such as doxycycline and minocycline, as well as dapsone. The prognosis is excellent.
authors.affiliation: Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Talley
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Whang
authors.forename: A Yasmine
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Kirkorian
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Krishtul
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Phelps
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shim-Chang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017495:Hyperpigmentation / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D008911:Minocycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011536:Prurigo / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D008911:Minocycline