Carotenemia in tbc and its relation to hypocholesterolemia. Pislavu and Monceaux (Presse méd., 1927, no. 79)

Hess and Meyers in 1919 noted yellow pigmentation of palms of hands and forearms and amber color of urine, with normal stool and white sclerae, as a result of increased consumption of carrots; this color disappeared with termination of carrot feeding; it is explained by the fact that the latter contains a special pigment - carotene, which, entering the animal body, gives the corresponding color to milk, fat, blood serum. Cairo also noted the yellow coloring of the skin of the face as a result of the consumption of carrots. Umber noted carotenemia in 15 diabetics who consumed carrots. These facts are considered by Pislav and Monceaux as an indication of a connection between carotenemia and metabolic disorders, namely reduced oxidation.