Skin discoloration explained

Skin discoloration can be a side effect of certain medical therapies, for instance minocycline treatment and radiotherapy.[1] [2]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Jeffrey K. Aronson. Side Effects of Drugs Annual: A Worldwide Yearly Survey of New Data and Trends in Adverse Drug Reactions. 29 November 2005. Elsevier. 978-0-08-045950-9. 271–. The incidence of skin discoloration from minocycline varies from 2.4% to almost 15% (48R, 49R)..
  2. Ockrim J, Lalani EN, Abel P . Therapy Insight: parenteral estrogen treatment for prostate cancer--a new dawn for an old therapy . Nat Clin Pract Oncol . 3 . 10 . 552–63 . 2006 . 17019433 . 10.1038/ncponc0602 . 6847203 . Gynecomastia can be effectively prevented by the use of pretreatment radiotherapy given as a single or fractionated therapy. The side effects of this therapy are minimal, and consist mostly of temporary skin discoloration.56.

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