Remission of Prurigo Pigmentosa after Breaking Ketogenic Diet and Resuming Regular Diet

Maryam Daneshpazhooh; Zahra Nikyar; Kambiz Kamyab Hesari; Ehsan Rostami; Shirin Taraz Jamshidi; Fatemeh Mohaghegh

doi:10.4103/abr.abr_138_21

Remission of Prurigo Pigmentosa after Breaking Ketogenic Diet and Resuming Regular Diet

Adv Biomed Res. 2022 Aug 30:11:70. doi: 10.4103/abr.abr_138_21. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Maryam Daneshpazhooh¹, Zahra Nikyar^{1

2}, Kambiz Kamyab Hesari¹, Ehsan Rostami¹, Shirin Taraz Jamshidi³, Fatemeh Mohaghegh²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Razi Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran, Mashhad, Iran.
² Department of Dermatology, Skin Diseases and Leishmaniasis Research Center, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Mashhad, Iran.
³ Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.

Abstract

Prurigo pigmentosa (PP) is a rare skin disorder presenting as erythematous urticarial papules on the chest and leaving reticulated pigmentation. Although the etiology of PP is unknown, conditions associated with ketosis such as diabetes mellitus, ketogenic diet (KD), and anorexia nervosa are implicated. Herein, we report a 21-year-old woman who developed PP after adhering to a KD and responded to resuming a regular diet.

Keywords: Ketogenic diet; prurigo pigmentosa; treatment.

Publication types

Case Reports