Red/orange person syndrome.
We present a case of a patient whose skin turned orange overnight. The patient had tried to commit suicide by taking approximately forty 300 mg rifampicin capsules. Her case served as a stimulus for us to review the literature. Photographs taken during the initial work-up recorded the changes; her normal skin color returned within twenty-four hours, although her urine and tears remained orange for several days.
Gross
D J
DJ
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock.
Dellinger
R P
RP
D000293:Adolescent; D003116:Color; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012293:Rifampin / Q000506:poisoning*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*; D013406:Suicide, Attempted
D012293:Rifampin