Caroselli Costantino, Bruno Guglielmo, Manara Francesco
Dipartimento di Emergenza e Accettazione, Ospedale Civile Maggiore, Verona, Italia.
Ann Nutr Metab. 2007;51(6):571-3. doi: 10.1159/000114212. Epub 2008 Jan 28.
To report a rare adult case of lycopenaemia associated with ingestion of excessive amounts of kaki fruit.
We describe the clinical manifestation and laboratory findings in our patient and the possible causes that induce this cutaneous disease.
A 68-year-old Caucasian woman presented with red-orange tinged skin of the palms and soles. Her diet included about 1 kg of kaki fruit daily. High-performance liquid chromatography showed increased lycopene levels.
Our case of lycopenaemia is a benign condition, secondary to an excessive dietary intake of lycopene-rich fruits. The discoloration of the palms and soles resulted from pigment deposits, due to the slow conversion of carotene to vitamin A. This condition disappeared after changes in her dietary habits.
报告一例因摄入过量柿子而导致番茄红素血症的罕见成年病例。
我们描述了该患者的临床表现、实验室检查结果以及诱发这种皮肤病的可能原因。
一名68岁的白种女性出现手掌和脚底皮肤呈红橙色。她的饮食中每天约包含1公斤柿子。高效液相色谱法显示番茄红素水平升高。
我们的番茄红素血症病例是一种良性病症，继发于富含番茄红素的水果的过量饮食摄入。手掌和脚底变色是由于胡萝卜素向维生素A的缓慢转化导致色素沉积所致。在改变饮食习惯后，这种情况消失了。
