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To the Editor: The medical mystery in the April 1 issue¹ involved a 79-year-old woman, shown here in Figure 1, who had had discoloration of her face and eyes for several months. Examination revealed bluish pigmentation of her sclerae and skin. For five years she had been taking minocycline (100 mg daily), prescribed for rosacea by her family doctor. She was taking no other medication. The pigmentation is a recognized side effect of minocycline therapy and is thought to be related to the deposition of insoluble complexes of the drug. Similar pigmentation may occur with the use of amiodarone, . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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