Black aortic valve: Minocycline pigmentation complicating treatment of pyoderma gangrenosum.

We describe the case of a 75-year-old male with pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) who had severe aortic insufficiency and moderate mitral regurgitation. He had been taking minocycline for 15 years to treat PG. He underwent aortic valve replacement and mitral valve repair. Aortotomy revealed a black discolor...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Cardiac Surgery Vol. 34; no. 12; pp. 1661 - 1664
Main Authors: Nagata, Tomoki, Hasegawa, Takao, Johno, Hiroyuki
Format: case study Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Dec2019
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Summary:We describe the case of a 75-year-old male with pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) who had severe aortic insufficiency and moderate mitral regurgitation. He had been taking minocycline for 15 years to treat PG. He underwent aortic valve replacement and mitral valve repair. Aortotomy revealed a black discoloration of the aortic valve and sinus of Valsalve.