Linezolid-induced dental hyperpigmentation in an adult male being treated for an ulcer caused by atypical mycobacteria

Mycobacteria are intrinsically resistant to most antibiotics as a result of multiple mechanisms. Linezolid, a member of the oxazolidinones, is a newer class of synthetic antimicrobials which is frequently used to treat mycobacteria. Here, we report a case of a patient with an ulcer on the right arm,...

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Autores principales: Agrawal, Prabhat, Prakash, Prashant, Pursnani, Nikhil, Farooqui, Maaz
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6293934/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30613563
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_284_18
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author Agrawal, Prabhat
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description Mycobacteria are intrinsically resistant to most antibiotics as a result of multiple mechanisms. Linezolid, a member of the oxazolidinones, is a newer class of synthetic antimicrobials which is frequently used to treat mycobacteria. Here, we report a case of a patient with an ulcer on the right arm, caused by atypical mycobacteria, who presented with discoloration of both the upper and lower teeth after being treated with linezolid for a period of 2 months. On detailed evaluation, the patient was found to have linezolid-induced dental hyperpigmentation. This is the first case reported ever in an adult having linezolid-induced dental hyperpigmentation.
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spelling pubmed-62939342019-01-04 Linezolid-induced dental hyperpigmentation in an adult male being treated for an ulcer caused by atypical mycobacteria Agrawal, Prabhat Prakash, Prashant Pursnani, Nikhil Farooqui, Maaz J Family Med Prim Care Case Report Mycobacteria are intrinsically resistant to most antibiotics as a result of multiple mechanisms. Linezolid, a member of the oxazolidinones, is a newer class of synthetic antimicrobials which is frequently used to treat mycobacteria. Here, we report a case of a patient with an ulcer on the right arm, caused by atypical mycobacteria, who presented with discoloration of both the upper and lower teeth after being treated with linezolid for a period of 2 months. On detailed evaluation, the patient was found to have linezolid-induced dental hyperpigmentation. This is the first case reported ever in an adult having linezolid-induced dental hyperpigmentation. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018 /pmc/articles/PMC6293934/ /pubmed/30613563 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_284_18 Text en Copyright: © 2018 Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
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title Linezolid-induced dental hyperpigmentation in an adult male being treated for an ulcer caused by atypical mycobacteria
title_full Linezolid-induced dental hyperpigmentation in an adult male being treated for an ulcer caused by atypical mycobacteria
title_fullStr Linezolid-induced dental hyperpigmentation in an adult male being treated for an ulcer caused by atypical mycobacteria
title_full_unstemmed Linezolid-induced dental hyperpigmentation in an adult male being treated for an ulcer caused by atypical mycobacteria
title_short Linezolid-induced dental hyperpigmentation in an adult male being treated for an ulcer caused by atypical mycobacteria
title_sort linezolid-induced dental hyperpigmentation in an adult male being treated for an ulcer caused by atypical mycobacteria
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6293934/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30613563
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_284_18
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