Vesicular prurigo pigmentosa cured by minocycline

J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2001 Jul;15(4):354-6.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Humans
  • Hyperpigmentation / complications
  • Hyperpigmentation / pathology
  • Male
  • Minocycline / therapeutic use*
  • Prurigo / complications
  • Prurigo / drug therapy*
  • Prurigo / pathology
  • Skin / pathology
  • Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous / complications
  • Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous / drug therapy*
  • Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous / pathology

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Minocycline