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Cutaneous and Cardiac valvular pigmentation with minocycline
Author(s) -
BUTLER JAMES M.,
MARKS ROBIN,
SUTHERLAND ROBERT
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2230.1985.tb00600.x
Subject(s) - minocycline , medicine , acne , dermatology , hyperpigmentation , melanosis , antibiotics , melanoma , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , cancer research
Summary A case of a 57‐year‐old male with pigmentation of aortic and mitral valves associated with 5 years of minocycline therapy is reported. Hyper‐melanosis in sun‐exposed areas and deposition of blue‐black pigment in sites of previous trauma also occurred. The implications of the widespread use of long‐term minocycline therapy for acne in adolescents and young adults are considered.