Chloroquine diphosphate overdose
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Hair hypopigmentation: case report A 16-year-old girl developed hair hypopigmentation after an overdose of chloroquine diphosphate for malaria prophylaxis. She was instructed to take 500 mg/week, but instead she took 500 mg/day for 1 month [route not stated]. Three and a half months after starting the treatment, she developed a band of lighter-coloured hair 3cm from the scalp and was diagnosed with hair hypopigmentation [outcome and treatment not stated]. Donovan JC, et al. Chloroquine-induced hair hypopigmentation. New England Journal of Medicine 363: 372, No. 4, 22 Jul 2010. Available from: URL: http:// 803035846 dx.doi.org/10.1056/nejmicm0912609 - Canada
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