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Karger Publishers, Case Reports in Dermatology, 2(14), p. 214-218, 2022

DOI: 10.1159/000525894

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Leukoderma Induced by Rotigotine Patch, a Transdermal Dopamine Agonist

Journal article published in 2022 by Ronan Talty, Goran Micevic, Alice Wang ORCID, Christine J. Ko ORCID, William Damsky
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.

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Abstract

Leukoderma, or hypomelanosis of the skin, can occur in response to various chemical and pharmacologic substances ranging from topical medications to optic preparations and systemic medications. In this case report, we present a 78-year-old man with a history of restless leg syndrome (RLS) who had been using rotigotine transdermal patches once daily for 1 year and developed leukoderma on the bilateral anterior shoulders in the area of patch application. Histopathologic examination showed an absence of melanocytes at the dermal-epidermal junction confirmed by Melan A stain. While the patient was not bothered by the depigmentation and elected to continue the rotigotine patch for his RLS, this case highlights leukoderma as a potential side effect of dopamine transdermal patches and offers insight into the potential mechanism of hypopigmentation in response to dopamine agonism.