title: Pigmented purpuric dermatosis after taking a dietary supplement.
abstract: Pigmented purpuric dermatoses (PPDs) are a group of histologically similar skin eruptions characterized by a perivascular lymphocytic infiltrate with extravasated erythrocytes. The etiologies of these conditions are unknown, but triggering factors such as systemic diseases, infections, drugs, and foods have been described. Here, we present a patient who developed pigmented purpura 30 days after initiating a dietary supplement that contained selenium, natural vitamin E, and a parsley concentrate, specifically, Parselenium E. One month after stopping the dietary supplement, the lesions disappeared and no new lesions have developed.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Dermatology Clinic , and.
authors.forename: Emine
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Unal
authors.affiliation: b Department of Pathology , Yıldırım Beyazıt University Yenimahalle Education and Research Hospital , Ankara , Turkey.
authors.forename: Gülüsan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ergül
mesh_terms: D000975:Antioxidants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019587:Dietary Supplements / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D028528:Petroselinum; D010859:Pigmentation Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D011693:Purpura / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D012643:Selenium; D012867:Skin / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology; D014810:Vitamin E / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D014810:Vitamin E; D012643:Selenium
keywords: Diet; pruritus; purpura