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Photograph of the patient on (a) Day 17 of use polymyxin B and (b) Day 60 after the withdrawal of polymyxin B. A 68-year-old man received polymyxin B therapy for a Klebsiella pneumoniae blood infection. With treatment, the patient had progressive hyperpigmentation (a) that significantly faded after the polymyxin B was withdrawn (b).
