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Black breast milk due to minocycline therapy
Author(s) -
HUNT M.J.,
SALSBURY E.L.C.,
GRACE J.,
ARMATI R.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1996.134869.x
Subject(s) - minocycline , medicine , dermatology , antibiotics , biology , microbiology and biotechnology
Summary We report the unusual case of a 29‐year‐old female who developed black discoloration of breast milk 3 weeks after commencing oral minocycline therapy for acne vulgaris. Histochemical analysis of the breast milk revealed the presence of pigment particles within macrophages with iron staining characteristics. We propose that the pigment may represent an iron chelate of minocycline or one of its derivatives.