Open AccessNon drug related cutaneous hyperpigmentation in a patient with malaria
Author(s) -
Fatimah Mohammad Budair
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of dermatology and dermatologic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2352-2429
pISSN - 2352-2410
DOI - 10.1016/j.jssdds.2013.09.001
Subject(s) - medicine , confusion , dermatology , hyperpigmentation , adverse effect , malaria , intensive care medicine , drug , alternative medicine , traditional medicine , pharmacology , pathology , psychology , psychoanalysis
Although there is an increasing interest in “alternative medicine,” including traditional, nontraditional and homeopathic remedies all around the world, they are not always safe and beneficial and may have adverse effects. We report a bizarre skin discoloration in a sedated patient which caused confusion to the treating team and ended up to be caused by local remedy applied topically