Hydroxycholoroquine-induced hyperpigmentation

Dermatol Online J. 2013 Dec 16;19(12):20723.

Abstract

A 57-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus and Sjögren syndrome presented with blue-grey hyperpigmentation of the face, upper back, and dorsal aspects of the feet after seven years of therapy with hydroxychloroquine. We present an unusual case of drug-induced hyperpigmentation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antirheumatic Agents / adverse effects*
  • Female
  • Foot
  • Humans
  • Hydroxychloroquine / adverse effects*
  • Hyperpigmentation / chemically induced*
  • Hyperpigmentation / pathology
  • Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / complications
  • Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / drug therapy*
  • Middle Aged
  • Sjogren's Syndrome / complications
  • Sjogren's Syndrome / drug therapy*

Substances

  • Antirheumatic Agents
  • Hydroxychloroquine