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ea0066p66 | Learning from Mistakes and Miscellaneous | BSPED2019

β-carotenaemia with secondary amenorrhea in a teenage athlete

Thurston Victoria , Calvert Jennifer , Sachdev Pooja

Introduction: Aurantiasis cutis is an asymptomatic condition characterised by yellow discolouration of the skin and is caused by high levels of β-carotene. Beta carotenaemia has frequently been associated with the development of menstrual disturbances in women but no causal link has been established.Case report: We herein present a case of a 15 year old Caucasian girl (otherwise well, BMI 24) who presented with aurantiasis cutis together with a four...