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Carotenemia: A Case Report

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Edigin, Ehizogie, Asemota, Iriagbonse R, Olisa, Ezegwu, Nwaichi, Chineme·2019·Cureus
DOI 10.7759/cureus.5218PMC PMC6758952
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Carotenemia is a condition characterized by yellow-orange discoloration of the skin usually secondary to excessive ingestion of foods rich in carotene. It occurs in the absence of yellow discoloration of the sclera. Carotenemia is a benign condition; hence, further diagnostic testing is unnecessary. We present a case of carotenemia secondary to excessive ingestion of papaya and mango.

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Metadata

Authors
Edigin, E., Asemota, I. R., Olisa, E., & Nwaichi, C.
Affiliations
John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County (US)
Corresponding author
Edigin, Ehizogie
ORCID
Venue
Cureus
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2019-07-23
Volume
11
Issue
7
Pages
e5218-e5218
ISSN
2168-8184 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.7759/cureus.5218
PMC
PMC6758952
OpenAlex
W2963036573
Cited by
12
References
10
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 1
FWCI
1.61
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
cc-by
Locations
  • Cureus (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Complementary and alternative medicine › Papaya Research and Applications
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Biochemistry (medical) › Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Internal Medicine › Medical Case Reports and Studies
Keywords
carotenemia, hypercarotenemia, papaya, mango

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