title: Hydroxycholoroquine-induced hyperpigmentation.
abstract: A 57-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus and Sjögren syndrome presented with blue-grey hyperpigmentation of the face, upper back, and dorsal aspects of the feet after seven years of therapy with hydroxychloroquine. We present an unusual case of drug-induced hyperpigmentation.
authors.affiliation: New York University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Adnan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mir
authors.forename: Kevin P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Boyd
authors.forename: Shane A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Meehan
authors.forename: Beth
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: McLellan
mesh_terms: D018501:Antirheumatic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005528:Foot; D006801:Humans; D006886:Hydroxychloroquine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017495:Hyperpigmentation / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D018501:Antirheumatic Agents; D006886:Hydroxychloroquine