Yellow pigmentation of the palm due to mepacrine ingestion - it is often most visible on the face. The right palm is normal by contrast
Keywords: Antimalarial drug, Hand, Iatrogenic pigmentation, Mepacrine-induced pigmentation, Palmar hand, Yellow-orange pigmentation
Drug-induced pigmentation is a change in skin pigmentation due to a change in melanin synthesis, or the accumulation of drugs or their metabolites in the skin.
© Dr Richard Ashton
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