Hydroxychloroquine induced cutaneous pigmentation: a unique pattern

Postgrad Med J. 2019 Mar;95(1121):169-170. doi: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2018-136377. Epub 2019 Feb 6.

Authors

Vishal Thakur¹, Amit Dalla¹, Sheetanshu Kumar¹, Muthu Sendhil Kumaran², Divya Aggarwal³, Bishan Dass Radotra³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
² Department of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India drsen_2000@yahoo.com.
³ Department of Histopathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

PMID: 30728241
DOI: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2018-136377

No abstract available

Keywords: hydroxychloroquine; pigmentation.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Biopsy
Diagnosis, Differential
Enzyme Inhibitors / adverse effects*
Female
Granuloma Annulare / drug therapy*
Humans
Hydroxychloroquine / adverse effects*
Pigmentation Disorders / chemically induced*

Substances

Enzyme Inhibitors
Hydroxychloroquine