[Prurigo pigmentosa: Case report of a German adolescent].

Abstract

Prurigo pigmentosa is an inflammatory dermatosis that rarely occurs in Europe and mostly affects young women. Here, we describe the typical clinical and dermoscopic criteria so that therapy can be initiated as early as possible. The 17-year-old patient presented here shows that this disease can also be observed in Western Europe and in men, and that doxycycline is a very effective treatment option.