Minocycline Reaction, Drug Reaction, Hyperpigmentation - DermAtlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

minocycline reaction drug reaction, hyperpigmentation

Body Site

thigh leg

Age

16 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

discrete scattered

Color

blue

Morphology

macular / flat (macule / patch)

Pattern

symmetric acral (centripetal - extremity predominant)

Comments

This healthy adolescent developed asymptomatic blue-green patches on her arms and legs one year after starting minocycline for acne. She had been on the oral antibiotics for almost 3 years. A punch biopsy from her leg demonstrated pigmentation characteristic of minocycline hyperpigmentation.

Description

symmetric disseminated 2-5 cm round to oval blue-green patches

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3/19/2006 21:58:38

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