A Severe Case of Minocycline-induced Hyperpigmentation of the Lower Extremities

Drug reactions are a common cause of cutaneous eruptions. The authors present a case of shin hyperpigmentation resulting from long-term minocycline treatment. This case illustrates a severe example of minocycline-induced pigmentation and reminds clinicians who prescribe this commonly used antibiotic...

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Autores principales: Schadler, Eric D, Cibull, Thomas L, Mehlis, Stephanie L
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2018
Materias:
Dermatology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6059532/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30050728
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.2672
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description Drug reactions are a common cause of cutaneous eruptions. The authors present a case of shin hyperpigmentation resulting from long-term minocycline treatment. This case illustrates a severe example of minocycline-induced pigmentation and reminds clinicians who prescribe this commonly used antibiotic to remain vigilant of this rare adverse reaction.
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spelling pubmed-60595322018-07-26 A Severe Case of Minocycline-induced Hyperpigmentation of the Lower Extremities Schadler, Eric D Cibull, Thomas L Mehlis, Stephanie L Cureus Dermatology Drug reactions are a common cause of cutaneous eruptions. The authors present a case of shin hyperpigmentation resulting from long-term minocycline treatment. This case illustrates a severe example of minocycline-induced pigmentation and reminds clinicians who prescribe this commonly used antibiotic to remain vigilant of this rare adverse reaction. Cureus 2018-05-22 /pmc/articles/PMC6059532/ /pubmed/30050728 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.2672 Text en Copyright © 2018, Schadler et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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A Severe Case of Minocycline-induced Hyperpigmentation of the Lower Extremities
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title_fullStr A Severe Case of Minocycline-induced Hyperpigmentation of the Lower Extremities
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title_short A Severe Case of Minocycline-induced Hyperpigmentation of the Lower Extremities
title_sort severe case of minocycline-induced hyperpigmentation of the lower extremities
topic Dermatology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6059532/
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http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.2672
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