Conjunctival Pigmentation Following Minocycline Therapy.
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg
; 32(6): e129-e130, 2016.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25226094
Minocycline is a tetracycline antibiotic commonly used to treat acne and rosacea. Although pigmentation of the skin, nails, teeth, oral mucosa, and sclera is a well-recognized adverse outcome associated with minocycline, ocular pigmentation may be missed on routine examination. The authors present a case of a 43-year-old white woman who demonstrated bilateral pigmented palpebral conjunctival cysts after 12 months of minocycline therapy for cystic acne. To date, only 5 cases of minocycline-induced conjunctival pigmentation have been reported. After drug discontinuation, the patient's examination remained stable and no new ocular lesions were noted.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Transtornos da Pigmentação
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Túnica Conjuntiva
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Doenças da Túnica Conjuntiva
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Minociclina
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg
Assunto da revista:
OFTALMOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos