Cover Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association
Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association
ISSN:
8750-7315
Online Publication Date:
Nov 1991

Cutaneous foot depigmentation following an intra-articular steroid injection

H Lemont Department of Medicine, Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine, Philadelphia.

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J Hetman Department of Medicine, Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine, Philadelphia.

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.7547/87507315-81-11-606
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Local skin depigmentation is a potentially troublesome side effect of local steroid injection. Although many authors believe that it is a rare occurrence, this rarity may be a result of the low number of cases that are actually reported. The authors are of the opinion that the practitioner should take the time to explain depigmentation as a possible side effect of local steroid injection to those patients whose skin color places them at cosmetic risk.

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