BLACK BREAST-MILK DUE TO MINOCYCLINE THERAPY

Authors
HUNT MJ SALISBURY ELC GRACE J ARMATI R
Citation
Mj. Hunt et al., BLACK BREAST-MILK DUE TO MINOCYCLINE THERAPY, British journal of dermatology, 134(5), 1996, pp. 943-944
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Dermatology & Venereal Diseases
Journal title
British journal of dermatology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00070963
Volume
134
Issue
5
Year of publication
1996
Pages
943 - 944
Database
ISI
SICI code
0007-0963(1996)134:5<943:BBDTMT>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
We report the unusual case of a 29-year-old female who developed black discoloration of breast milk 3 weeks after commencing oral minocyclin e therapy for acne vulgaris, Histochemical analysis of the breast milk revealed the presence of pigment particles within macrophages with ir on staining characteristics. We propose that the pigment may represent an iron chelate of minocycline or one of its derivatives.