Oral pigmentation as an adverse effect of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine use: A scoping review.

Pedro Urquiza Jayme SilvaMillena Barroso OliveiraWalbert VieiraSérgio Vitorino CardosoCauane BlumenbergAdemir FrancoWalter Luiz SiqueiraLuiz Renato Paranhos

Published in: Medicine (2022)

The outcomes of this study suggest that hyperpigmentation depend on drug dosage and treatment length. Hyperpigmentation was detected after a long period of treatment with chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine.

Keyphrases

metabolic syndrome
combination therapy
skeletal muscle
insulin resistance
drug induced