Pigmentary skin changes associated with ocular chloroquine toxicity in Ghana
Bentsi-Enchill, K.O.
Tropical and Geographical Medicine 32(3): 216-220
1980
ISSN/ISBN: 0041-3232 PMID: 7210154 Document Number: 5628
Several patients seen with chloroquine retinopathy in Accra have been observed to present with depigmented patches in the skin of the face. This may be associated with a greyish pigmentation of the mocusa of the hard palate. Two such cases are reported here to illustrate the condition.
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