CAROTENEMIA

Course overview

FIRST DESCRIBED IN 1919 BY HESS AND MEYERS, CAROTENEMIA IS THE MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY DESCRIBING YELLOW-ORANGE SKIN PIGMENTATION DUE TO HIGH LEVELS OF CAROTENE IN BLOOD. EXCESSIVE CONSUMPTION OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES HIGH IN CAROTENE CONTENT IS OFTEN THE CULPRIT. HISTORICALLY, CAROTENEMIA IS RELATIVELY AN OLD CONDITION THAT WAS MENTIONED IN A FEW OLD MEDICAL CASE REPORTS. THIS CONDITION WAS ALSO REPORTED DURING WORLD WAR I AND WORLD WAR II WHEN PEOPLE MOSTLY CONSUMED PLANT-BASED DIET DUE TO FOOD SHORTAGES AND FAMINE. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE PRESENTATION OF CAROTENEMIA AND STRESS THE IMPORTANCE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN ITS MANAGEMENT.