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Conjunctival Pigmentation Following Minocycline Therapy.

Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg. 2014 Sep 15;

Authors: Khan TT, Reddy UP

Abstract
Minocycline is a tetracycline antibiotic commonly used to treat acne and rosacea. Although pigmentation of the skin, nails, teeth, oral mucosa, and sclera is a well-recognized adverse outcome associated with minocycline, ocular pigmentation may be missed on routine examination. The authors present a case of a 43-year-old Caucasian woman who demonstrated bilateral pigmented palpebral conjunctival cysts after 12 months of minocycline therapy for cystic acne. To date, only 5 cases of minocycline-induced conjunctival pigmentation have been reported. After drug discontinuation, the patient's examination remained stable and no new ocular lesions were noted.

PMID: 25226094 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25226094?dopt=Abstract = URL to article