Melasma-like hyperpigmentation: A rare side effect of imatinib mesylate

Imatinib mesylate is an oral tyrosine kinase inhibitor used chiefly to treat chronic myeloid leukemia. In the literature, hypopigmentation is a commonly reported side effect of imatinib therapy; however, the cases of melasma-like hyperpigmentation due to imatinib have also been sparingly reported. W...

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Main Authors: Shreya Agrawal, Bhushan Madke, Sugat Jawade, Adarsh Lata Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2023-01-01
Series:Journal of the Scientific Society
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Online Access:http://www.jscisociety.com/article.asp?issn=0974-5009;year=2023;volume=50;issue=2;spage=275;epage=277;aulast=Agrawal