Prurigo Pigmentosa Following Ketogenic Diet

Prurigo pigmentosa is an uncommon inflammatory and pruritic skin disease first described by Nagashima et al 1 Nagashima M Ohshiro A Shimizu N A peculiar pruriginous dermatosis with gross reticular pigmentation. Jpn J Dermatol. 1971; 81: 38-39 Google Scholar in 1971 and mostly reported in Japanese young women. In the last decade, more and more cases have been reported around the world, especially with the emergence of the ketogenic diet. 2 Maco MW Lee E Wu Y Lee R Treatment of prurigo pigmentosa with diet modification: a medical case study. Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2018; 77: 114-117 PubMed Google Scholar