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Hyperpigmentation of the legs
BMJ 2024; 386 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2023-077404 (Published 26 September 2024) Cite this as: BMJ 2024;386:e077404
- Marion Leahy, registrar,
- Angela Alani, consultant
- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Galway, Ireland
- Correspondence to: M Leahy Marionleahy12{at}gmail.com
This image shows mottled blue-grey hyperpigmentation on the legs of a woman in her late 50s with a history of systemic lupus erythematosus (fig 1). Her daily drug regimen included hydroxychloroquine, mepacrine, and deltacortril. A skin biopsy sample showed pigment in the dermis. Perls …
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