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Adrienne Rencic, MD, PhD

Diagnosis

tongue, black hairy

Body Site

tongue mouth

Age

25 years

Pigmentation

dark

Organization

Color

brown

Morphology

plaqulous (plaque / nodule / tumor)

Pattern

symmetric

Comments

A 25 year old woman developed hyperpigmented scaly plaques on the dorsum of the tongue several months after starting oral minocycline for acne. Professor Luiz Antonio Guimaraes Cabral reminded us that minocycline may increase melanoplakia normally seen in dark pigmented individuals.

Description

hyperpigmented scaly plaques

Categories

drug reaction mucous membrane disorders hyperpigmentation

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1/4/2001 23:21:33

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