Hair Discoloration Caused by Etretinate / Announcement

Hair discoloration caused by etretinate.

Skin discoloration caused by iron salts.

Monsel’s solution (ferric subsulphate) is an iron salt first described in the literature in 1856 by Leon Monsel (1). Since then it has been widely used by dermatologists as a haemostatic agent in minor surgical procedures, such as tangential excision and punch biopsy (2). Ferric chloride is also a source of ferric ions, which is used in dermatological procedures and is considered more convenien...

Discoloration of Roots Caused by Residual Endodontic Intracanal Medicaments

AIMS This study examined the extent to which intervisit corticosteroid-based antibiotic pastes (CAP) medicaments contribute to staining of tooth structure after attempted removal by irrigation techniques. METHODS A total of 140 roots were prepared and the canals were filled with Ledermix paste (demeclocycline), Odontopaste (clindamycin), and Doxypaste (doxycycline). The pastes were removed af...

Tobacco-associated yellow discoloration of upper lip hair: smoker's mustache.

BACKGROUND Hair is susceptible to exogenous sources of discoloration. There are several exogenous etiologies for yellow hair discoloration, including tobacco. PURPOSE We describe the clinical features of five men with tobacco-associated yellow discoloration of their mustache, a condition known as "smoker's mustache." We also review the characteristics of men with tobacco-associated yellow dis...

Drug Points Depression induced by etretinate

Drs C A HENDERSON and A S HIGHET (York District Hospital, York Y03 7HE) write: We report three cases of depression associated with etretinate treatment. In 1984 a 49 year old, 90 kg man with plaque psoriasis started taking etretinate 100 mg/day. Despite a reduction in dose the drug had to be discontinued owing to peeling skin, thinning hair, and depression. These effects resolved a few weeks la...