1/5. prurigo pigmentosa in a patient with primary biliary cirrhosis and Sjogren syndrome.A 44-year-old Japanese woman suddenly developed severely pruritic erythematous papules on her trunk in a symmetrical distribution. biopsy specimens showed the typical histopathological findings of prurigo pigmentosa. She had had recurrent episodes of high fever spikes for several years, and lost 10 kg in the last year. She was diagnosed as primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) associated with subclinical Sjogren syndrome (SjS). Predonisolone (60 mg/day) for two weeks was effective for the PBC and fever, but not for the prurigo pigmentosa. PBC may be involved in the pathogenesis of this rare skin disease.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = skin disease (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/5. Bullous prurigo pigmentosa.prurigo pigmentosa is a rare inflammatory skin disease of unknown etiology, characterized by recurrent, symmetrical, pruritic, erythematous papules resulting in gross reticular hyperpigmentation. The rash occurs mainly on the back, the chest and the nape of the neck. While PP is observed rather frequently in japan, only a few cases have come to notice in other countries. Vesicular or bullous forms have been reported only rarely. The differential diagnosis includes lichen pigmentosus, pigmented contact dermatitis, confluent and reticulated papillomatosis of Gougerot and Carteaud, dermatitis herpetiformis and bullous lichen ruber planus.This case report concerns a young Caucasian patient with prurigo pigmentosa, in whom predominantly vesicular, but also bullous manifestations appeared on an existing maculopapular eruption on the trunk.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = skin disease (Clic here for more details about this article) |
3/5. prurigo pigmentosa. Report of a case and review of the literature.prurigo pigmentosa is an uncommon skin disease first reported from japan where it has gained recognition as distinct cutaneous disease characterized by rapid response to dapsone therapy. Recently, a few reports of prurigo pigmentosa have appeared in the western literature. American-born white man and review the literature pertaining to this unique entity.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = skin disease (Clic here for more details about this article) |
4/5. Sutton's summer prurigo of the elbows.Seasonal variations in skin diseases are most noticeable in those parts of the country with significant changes of seasons. For the past 5 years, I have noticed an unusual recurrent prurigo of the elbows which was originally described by Sutton. This disease, which I feel is related to atopic eczema, usually occurs on the elbows of children during the first few weeks of good spring weather. The disease appears as a papular eczematous dermatitis which is usually limited to the elbows but may also affect the knees, hands and chest. It responds well to topical corticosteroids but has a tendency to recur each spring for several years.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = skin disease (Clic here for more details about this article) |
5/5. Hyde's prurigo nodularis and chronic HCV hepatitis.The authors describe a woman with chronic active hepatitis, Hyde's prurigo nodularis and hepatitis c virus infection. The association of these three pathologies and their parallel evolution during treatment suggest a possible pathogenic link between the chronic hepatitis c virus infection and the skin disease.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = skin disease (Clic here for more details about this article) |