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- Carotenosis abstract "Carotenemia or carotenaemia (xanthaemia) is the presence of the orange pigment carotene in the blood from excessive intake of carrots or other vegetables containing the pigment resulting in increased serum carotenoids. Carotenoids are lipid-soluble compounds that include alpha- and beta-carotene, beta-cryptoxanthin, lycopene, lutein, and zeaxanthin. The primary serum carotenoids are beta-carotene, lycopene, and lutein. Serum levels of carotenoids vary between region, ethnicity, and sex in the healthy population. All are absorbed by passive diffusion from the gastrointestinal tract and are then partially metabolized in the intestinal mucosa and liver to vitamin A. From there they are transported in the plasma into the peripheral tissues. Carotenoids are eliminated via sweat, sebum, urine, and gastrointestinal secretions. Carotenoids contribute to normal-appearing human skin color and are a significant component of physiologic ultraviolet photoprotection.An excess of carotenoids, being eliminated via sweat, may cause a marked orange discoloration of the outermost skin layer. This benign and reversible condition – which is most easily observed in light-skinned people and may be mistaken for jaundice – is known as carotenosis or carotenoderma.Carotenemia most commonly occurs in vegetarians and young children. Carotenemia is more easily appreciated in light-complexioned people, and it may present chiefly as an orange discolouration of the palms and the soles in more darkly pigmented persons. Carotenemia does not cause selective orange discoloration of the conjunctival membranes over the sclerae (whites of the eyes), and thus is usually easy to distinguish from the yellowing of the skin and conjunctiva caused by bile pigments in states of jaundice.Carotenoderma is deliberately caused by beta-carotenoid treatment of certain photo-sensitive dermatitis diseases such as erythropoietic protoporphyria, where beta carotene is prescribed in quantities which discolor the skin. These high doses of beta carotene have been found to be harmless in studies, though cosmetically displeasing to some. In a recent meta analysis of these treatments, however, the effectiveness of the treatment has been called into question.".
- Carotenosis thumbnail Carotenoderma_Nose.jpg?width=300.
- Carotenosis wikiPageID "4635389".
- Carotenosis wikiPageLength "13096".
- Carotenosis wikiPageOutDegree "82".
- Carotenosis wikiPageRevisionID "703096007".
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLink Alfalfa.
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLink Anorexia_nervosa.
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLink Apple.
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLink Apricot.
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLink Argyria.
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLink Asparagus.
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLink Bean.
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLink Beetroot.
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLink Beta-Carotene.
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLink Bilirubin.
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLink Broccoli.
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLink Brussels_sprout.
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLink Butter.
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLink Cabbage.
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLink Cantaloupe.
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLink Carotene.
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLink Carotenoid.
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLink Carrot.
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLink Category:Skin_conditions_resulting_from_errors_in_metabolism.
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLink Cheese.
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLink Chrysiasis.
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLink Collard_greens.
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLink Common_fig.
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLink Conjunctiva.
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLink Cryptoxanthin.
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLink Cucumber.
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLink Cucurbita.
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLink Diabetes_mellitus.
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLink Diabetic_dermadrome.
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLink Egg_(food).
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLink Erythropoietic_protoporphyria.
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLink Food_and_Drug_Administration.
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLink Gastrointestinal_tract.
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLink Hepatitis.
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLink Human_mouth.
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLink Human_skin_color.
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLink Hypothyroidism.
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLink Jaundice.
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLink Kale.
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLink Kiwifruit.
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLink Lanugo.
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLink Lettuce.
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLink List_of_cutaneous_conditions.
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLink Liver.
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLink Lutein.
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLink Lycopene.
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLink Lycopenemia.
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLink Mango.
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLink Mustard_(condiment).
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLink Orange_(fruit).
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLink Palm_oil.
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLink Papaya.
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLink Parsley.
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLink Peach.
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLink Perspiration.
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLink Pineapple.
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLink Plum.
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLink Pumpkin.
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLink Retinopathy.
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLink Sclera.
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLink Sebaceous_gland.
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLink Silver.
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLink Spinach.
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLink Stratum_corneum.
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLink Sweet_potato.
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLink Tomato.
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLink United_States.
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLink Urine.
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLink Vegetarianism.
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLink Vitamin_A.
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLink Yam_(vegetable).
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLink Zeaxanthin.
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLink File:Carotenoderma_Nose.jpg.
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLinkText "Carotenosis".
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLinkText "carotenosis".
- Carotenosis wikiPageWikiLinkText "turned orange".
- Carotenosis emedicinesubj "derm".
- Carotenosis emedicinetopic "789".
- Carotenosis icd "709".
- Carotenosis icd "L81.9".
- Carotenosis name "Carotenaemia".
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- Carotenosis wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Infobox_symptom.
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- Carotenosis subject Category:Skin_conditions_resulting_from_errors_in_metabolism.
- Carotenosis hypernym Presence.
- Carotenosis type Disease.
- Carotenosis type Error.
- Carotenosis comment "Carotenemia or carotenaemia (xanthaemia) is the presence of the orange pigment carotene in the blood from excessive intake of carrots or other vegetables containing the pigment resulting in increased serum carotenoids. Carotenoids are lipid-soluble compounds that include alpha- and beta-carotene, beta-cryptoxanthin, lycopene, lutein, and zeaxanthin. The primary serum carotenoids are beta-carotene, lycopene, and lutein.".
- Carotenosis label "Carotenosis".
- Carotenosis sameAs Q2940108.
- Carotenosis sameAs Caroténodermie.