Diagnosis: Postinflammatory hyperpigmentation
Description: The characteristic slate grey pigmentation in the skin
Morphology: Hyperpigmentation
Site: Neck nape
Sex: M
Age: 56
Type: Clinical
Submitted By: Ian McColl
Differential DiagnosisHistory: This man had been on Minocycline for an acne rash for years in high dosage.The drug was now accumulating in his tissues in the dermis.Hyperpigmentation due to Minocycline can also occur in the acne lesions themselves or as a generalised hyperpigmentation but the latter is rare.When the drug is stopped the pigmentation will slowly clear but it takes many years to settle.