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Could Minocycline Medication Lead To Vitiligo?
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I've been on 100mg Minocycline for the past two months for cystic acne and I just read that it can cause autoimmune disorders. My brother has vitiligo and I was wondering if continuing the Minocycline could cause the vitiligo to come out in me?
Thanks.
I've been on 100mg Minocycline for the past two months for cystic acne and I just read that it can cause autoimmune disorders. My brother has vitiligo and I was wondering if continuing the Minocycline could cause the vitiligo to come out in me?
Thanks.
Mon, 16 Jun 2014
see there has not been any case of vitiligo reported due to minocycline . but since your sibling has vitiligo(which has got genetic predisposition) its consumption can act as a triggering factor for same as vitiligo is also an autoimmune disorder. you can use topical retinoids. isotrtinoin, benzoyl peroxide as an alternative.
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