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Melasma: A rare adverse effect of clomipramine

Melasma is a hyperpigmented dermatological condition common in females. Drugs such as steroids, cosmetics, and photosensitizing agents are known to cause melasma. We report here a case of an adult male with obsessive-compulsive disorder, receiving clomipramine, who developed melasma.

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Autor principal: Kar, Sujita Kumar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4980938/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27756961
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0253-7613.186203
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description Melasma is a hyperpigmented dermatological condition common in females. Drugs such as steroids, cosmetics, and photosensitizing agents are known to cause melasma. We report here a case of an adult male with obsessive-compulsive disorder, receiving clomipramine, who developed melasma.
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spelling pubmed-49809382016-10-18 Melasma: A rare adverse effect of clomipramine Kar, Sujita Kumar Indian J Pharmacol Drug Watch Melasma is a hyperpigmented dermatological condition common in females. Drugs such as steroids, cosmetics, and photosensitizing agents are known to cause melasma. We report here a case of an adult male with obsessive-compulsive disorder, receiving clomipramine, who developed melasma. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016 /pmc/articles/PMC4980938/ /pubmed/27756961 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0253-7613.186203 Text en Copyright: © Indian Journal of Pharmacology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as the author is credited and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
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title_short Melasma: A rare adverse effect of clomipramine
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4980938/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27756961
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0253-7613.186203
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