Argyria after silver nitrate intake: Case report and brief review of literature

Argyria is a condition characterized by pigmentary changes secondary to exposure to silver salts and its accumulation in skin, mucous membranes and annexes, which typically produces blue or gray-blue spots. A case of a male patient 62 years old, previously healthy, who has a blue-gray hyperpigmentat...

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Main Authors: Alma Ileana Molina-Hernandez (Author), Jose Manuel Diaz-Gonzalez (Author), Marcela Saeb-Lima (Author), Judith Dominguez-Cherit (Author)
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Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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