Linear Depigmentation After an Intralesional Corticosteroid Injection

Gabriella Vasile; Mojgan Hosseinipour; Cindy Hoffman; Charles Gropper

Linear Depigmentation After an Intralesional Corticosteroid Injection

J Clin Aesthet Dermatol. 2020 Sep;13(9):49-51. Epub 2020 Sep 1.

Authors

Gabriella Vasile^{1

2

3}, Mojgan Hosseinipour^{1

2

3}, Cindy Hoffman^{1

2

3}, Charles Gropper^{1

2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Dr. Vasile is a resident at Larkin Community Hospital of Palm Springs Dermatology in Hialeah, Florida.
² Dr. Hosseinipour is a Dermatology resident at St. Barnabas Hospital in Bronx, New York.
³ Dr. Gropper is a Dermatologist at St. Barnabas Hospital in Bronx, New York.

PMID: 33133342
PMCID: PMC7577325

Abstract

Corticosteroid injections are an effective treatment for many medical conditions. However, clinicians must be aware of potential side effects of this treatment modality so that proper patient counseling can take place. Patients with pigmentary alteration after intra-articular or intralesional corticosteroid injections have rarely been reported in literature. We present an adult male patient with linear depigmentation after an intralesional corticosteroid injection for a Morton's neuroma.

Keywords: Depigmentation; Morton’s neuroma; corticosteroid injection; corticosteroid side effect; intralesional injection; linear depigmentation; lymphatic depigmentation.

Publication types

Case Reports