II. Pathophysiology
- Skin deposition of carotene
III. Causes
- Excessive Carotenoid (pigmented vegetable) ingestion
- Beta Carotene
- Licopene
- Xanthophyll
- Failure of liver to metabolize carotene
IV. Symptoms
- Asymptomatic
V. Signs
- No Pigment in Sclera or Buccal mucosa
- Yellow pigmentation of skin (Carotenoderma)
- Nasolabial folds
- Forehead
- Behind ears
- Palms and soles
VI. Differential Diagnosis
VII. Labs
- Plasma Lipochrome elevated
- Blood carotene elevated
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Definition (NCI) | Increased serum carotenoids. |
Concepts | Disease or Syndrome (T047) |
ICD9 | 278.3 |
ICD10 | E67.1 |
SnomedCT | 35487009 |
English | Hypercarotenaemia, carotenemia, carotenemia (diagnosis), hypercarotenaemia, aurantiasis, Aurantiasis, Hypercarotinemia, Carotenemia, Carotenaemia, Hypercarotinaemia, Hypercarotinemia (disorder), carotene; excess, carotinosis, excess; carotene, hypercarotinemia |
German | Hyperkarotinaemie, Carotinaemie, Hypercarotinaemie |
Korean | 과카로틴혈증 |
Dutch | hypercarotinemie, carotenemie, caroteen; overmaat, overmaat; caroteen, Hypercarotenemie |
Spanish | Carotenemia, Hipercarotinemia, aurantiasis, hipercarotinemia (trastorno), hipercarotinemia |
Portuguese | Carotenemia, Hipercarotinemia |
Italian | Ipercarotinemia, Carotenemia |
French | Caroténémie, Hypercarotinémie |
Japanese | カロチン血症, カロチンケッショウ, 高カロチン血症, コウカロチンケッショウ |
Czech | Karotenemie, Hyperkarotenemie |
Hungarian | Carotinaemia, Hypercarotinaemia |
Ontology: Carotenoderma (C0238898)
Definition (NCI) | Orange or yellow discoloration of the skin caused by excessive deposits of carotene.(NICHD) |
Concepts | Finding (T033) |
SnomedCT | 111401007 |
English | Carotenoderma, Carotenosis cutis, Carotenosis cutis (disorder), Carotenosis cutis -RETIRED-, Carotenosis Cutis |
Dutch | carotenoderma |
Spanish | Carotenoderma, carotenosis cutis - RETIRADO - (concepto no activo), carotenosis cutis - RETIRADO -, carotenosis cutánea |
Portuguese | Carotenodermia |
Italian | Carotinoderma |
German | Karotenodermie |
French | Caroténodermie |
Japanese | 柑皮症, カンピショウ |
Czech | Karotenodermie |
Hungarian | Carotenoderma |