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CASE REPORT
Year : 2015  |  Volume : 10  |  Issue : 1  |  Page : 25-26

Hyperpigmentation, a marker of rifampicin overuse in leprosy patient: An incidental finding


Division of Clinical and Epidemiology, Central Leprosy Teaching and Research Institute, MOHFW, GOI, Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, India

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Pugazhenthan Thangaraju
Central Leprosy Teaching and Research Institute, Chengalpattu - 603 001, Tamil Nadu
India
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DOI: 10.4103/1858-5000.157506

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We report an unusual case of hyperpigmentation in a 40-year-old female who was on treatment for leprosy with rifampicin 450 mg daily for 2 months. After scrutinizing the treating physician's previous prescriptions and history, it was found that the patient has never taken clofazimine and minocycline, which were considered to cause hyperpigmentation in antileprosy regimen.


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