Of pills and pillows: pseudopigmentation in a patient taking amiodarone.
Blue discoloration of the skin can alarm patients and physicians alike. Blue coloring may, however, have a trivial and easily correctable cause, as is shown in the following case.
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Department of General Internal Medicine, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA 17822-1401, USA.
D000638:Amiodarone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000188:drug therapy; D001512:Bedding and Linens; D004396:Coloring Agents; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010859:Pigmentation Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*
D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; D004396:Coloring Agents; D000638:Amiodarone