Hyperpigmentation of the legs.

J Fam Pract

Memorial Family Medicine Residency Program, Memorial Hermann Health System, Houston, TX, USA.

Published: November 2020

Was a drug or a comorbidity to blame for this patient's hyperpigmentation?

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