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- Title
Acquired skin hyperpigmentation following intravenous polymyxin B treatment: a cohort study.
- Authors
Mattos, Karen P. H.; Lloret, Gustavo R.; Cintra, Maria L.; Gouvêa, Isabela R.; Betoni, Taís R.; Mazzola, Priscila G.; Moriel, Patricia
- Abstract
The article focuses on a study conducted by the authors related to skin hyperpigmentation (SH) following administration of the polypeptide antibiotic Polymyxin B. Topics discussed include changes in color of skin on face, face having higher level of melanocyte density, release of histamine from mast cells due to the antibiotic and other drugs leading to SH such as phenytoin and amiodarone.
- Subjects
POLYMYXIN B; HYPERPIGMENTATION; MELANOCYTES; SIDE effects of antibiotics; HISTAMINE; PHENYTOIN; AMIODARONE
- Publication
Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research, 2016, Vol 29, Issue 3, p388
- ISSN
1755-1471
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/pcmr.12468