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Wiley, Australasian Journal of Dermatology, 4(48), p. 239-241, 2007

DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.2007.00395.x

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Pseudochromhidrosis: Blue discolouration of the head and neck

Journal article published in 2007 by Sarah Hill, Mark Duffill, Duncan Lamont, Marius Rademaker ORCID, Anthony Yung
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Abstract

A 57-year-old man is presented with blue pseudochromhidrosis affecting the face and neck following combination treatment with lansoprazole, a proton pump inhibitor, and ranitidine, a type two histamine receptor antagonist. The diagnosis was made on the basis of clinico-histological features and growth of Malassezia furfur, and Bacillus species, not Bacillus cereus, in the absence of lipofuscin. The pseudochromhidrosis resolved on stopping both medications and did not recur on restarting only the proton pump inhibitor.