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Dr.Patel serves as Center Medical Director and a Primary Care Physician at Oak Street Health in Arizona. She graduated from the Zhejiang University School of Medicine prior to working in clinical research focused on preventive medicine at the University of Illinois and the University of Nevada. Dr. Patel earned her MSc in Global Health from Georgetown University, during which she worked with the WHO in Sierra Leone and Save the Children in Washington, D.C. She went on to complete her Family Medicine residency in Chicago at Norwegian American Hospital before completing a fellowship in Leadership in Value-based Care in conjunction with the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management, where she earned her MBA. Dr. Patel’s interests include health tech and teaching medical students and she currently serves as Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Arizona School of Medicine.
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Try Free Symptom QuizWhat is Carotenosis?
Carotenosis is a reversible medical condition caused by excess dietary carotenoids (carrots, squash, sweet potato, pumpkin, spinach, beans, breast milk) leading to orange discoloration of the skin. It can be mistaken for jaundice. In rare cases, carotenosis can result from systemic diseases like diabetes, kidney, thyroid, or liver disease.
Typical Symptoms of Carotenosis
- Skin or eyes turning yellow
- Skin abnormality
Diagnostic Questions for Carotenosis
Your doctor may ask these questions to check for this disease:
- Are your eyes or skin turning yellow?
- Do you have any skin problems?
Treatment of Carotenosis
Carotenemia is harmless and does not require treatment. When the consumption of high amounts of carotene is stopped or the underlying disease is treated, the skin color will return to normal, which may take a few months.
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References
Nagaoka T. Observation of Skin Color Change by Carotenosis in Hyperlipidemia Patient. Cardiovasc Eng Technol. 2021 Oct;12(5):539-540. doi: 10.1007/s13239-021-00539-6. Epub 2021 May 17. PMID: 34002359.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13239-021-00539-6Caroselli C, Bruno G, Manara F. A rare cutaneous case of carotenosis cutis: lycopenaemia. Ann Nutr Metab. 2007;51(6):571-3. doi: 10.1159/000114212. Epub 2008 Jan 28. PMID: 18227626.
https://www.karger.com/Article/Abstract/114212Carotenemia - Cleveland Clinic
https://health.clevelandclinic.org/can-eating-too-many-carrots-turn-your-skin-orange
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Reviewed By:
Unnati Patel, MD, MSc (Family Medicine)
Dr.Patel serves as Center Medical Director and a Primary Care Physician at Oak Street Health in Arizona. She graduated from the Zhejiang University School of Medicine prior to working in clinical research focused on preventive medicine at the University of Illinois and the University of Nevada. Dr. Patel earned her MSc in Global Health from Georgetown University, during which she worked with the WHO in Sierra Leone and Save the Children in Washington, D.C. She went on to complete her Family Medicine residency in Chicago at Norwegian American Hospital before completing a fellowship in Leadership in Value-based Care in conjunction with the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management, where she earned her MBA. Dr. Patel’s interests include health tech and teaching medical students and she currently serves as Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Arizona School of Medicine.
Yoshinori Abe, MD (Internal Medicine)
Dr. Abe graduated from The University of Tokyo School of Medicine in 2015. He completed his residency at the Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Longevity Medical Center. He co-founded Ubie, Inc. in May 2017, where he currently serves as CEO & product owner at Ubie. Since December 2019, he has been a member of the Special Committee for Activation of Research in Emergency AI of the Japanese Association for Acute Medicine. | | Dr. Abe has been elected in the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia Healthcare & Science category.
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