Blue Skin, Nail, and Scleral Pigmentation Associated with Minocycline

• Hauptverfasser: Jose W. Ricardo (Verfasst von), Kalee Shah (Verfasst von), Kira Minkis (Verfasst von), Shari R. Lipner (Verfasst von)
• Format: Buch
• Veröffentlicht: Karger Publishers, 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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Minocycline, a semisynthetic derivative of tetracycline that is used to treat various infectious and noninfectious conditions, can cause tissue hyperpigmentation. The skin, oral mucosa, sclera, and rarely the nails, can all be affected. The discoloration varies from blue, slate-gray, or brown, and i...