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Type II minocycline-induced cutaneous and scleral hyperpigmentation

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    Zaw Min, Vikram Saini, Charles E. Mount & Nitin Bhanot

  2. Division of Dermatology, Medicine Institute, Allegheny General Hospital, Allegheny Health Network, 490 East North Avenue, Professional Building, Suite 107, Pittsburgh, PA, 15212, USA

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Min, Z., Saini, V., Mount, C.E. et al. Type II minocycline-induced cutaneous and scleral hyperpigmentation. Intern Emerg Med 17, 569–571 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-021-02853-2

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