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| Year : 2012 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 174-175 |
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Clofazimine-induced hair pigmentation
Mariam Philip, Joan Felicita Samson, Puthenveedu Salahudeen Simi
Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Dr. SMCSI Medical College, Karakonam, Kerala, India
Correspondence Address:
Mariam Philip
Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Dr. SMCSI Medical College, Karakonam, Kerala
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0974-7753.100088
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A 45-year-old man was treated with WHO multibacillary multidrug therapy for borderline leprosy and high dose daily Clofazimine for lepra reaction. Along with the expected side effect of skin pigmentation, the patient also noticed darkening of previously grey hair. This colour persisted eight months after completing multibacillary multidrug therapy. |
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