68-Year-Old Woman With a History of Aggressive NHL Presents With Tongue Hyperpigmentation

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A 68-year-old woman with a history of aggressive NHL developed hyperpigmented patches on her tongue two months after starting her R-CHOP chemotherapy regimen. Which medication was likely the cause, and which other location would you expect hyperpigmentation on this patient?

A 68-year-old woman with a history of aggressive stage III non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) developed hyperpigmented patches on her tongue two months after starting her R-CHOP chemotherapy regimen. Which medication was likely the cause, and which other location would you expect hyperpigmentation on this patient?

What is your diagnosis?

A. Cyclophosphamide, and pigmentation of the nails
B. Vincristine, and hyperpigmentation at the popliteal fossa
C. Prednisone, and pigmentation of the wrists
D. Rituximab, and dark pigmentation of the ocular conjunctiva
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