Diffuse skin hyperpigmentation associated with chronic minocycline use in a patient with prosthetic joint infection
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Diffuse skin hyperpigmentation associated with chronic minocycline use in a patient with prosthetic joint infection
Cutaneous hyperpigmentation is a recognized adverse effect of chronic minocycline use occurring in up to 50% of patients. In this report we present a rare case of extensive skin hyperpigmentation involving both lower extremities in a patient receiving long term minocycline. The patient was receiving minocycline as suppression for chronic prosthetic joint infection. Risk factors associated with ...
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عنوان ژورنال: IDCases
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2214-2509
DOI: 10.1016/j.idcr.2016.12.003