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Argyria*

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Argyria ; Colloids ; Nails ; Silver

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Argyria ; Colloids ; Nails ; Silver

Argyria is a rare cause of cutaneous discoloration due to silver deposition. We report a case of argyria occurring in a 38-year-old man due to excessive silver pill intake. He had a diffuse, bluish-gray pigmentation on his face and finger nails. ICPMS (inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry) revealed that an excess of silver was present in the patient's blood, liver and skin tissue.
Adult ; Argyria* ; Fingers ; Humans ; Liver ; Pigmentation ; Plasma ; Silver* ; Skin

Argyria is a rare skin discoloration caused by deposition of silver granules in the skin. Recently, argyria has become uncommon, mainly due to the avoidance of both medications containing silver and occupational exposure in the silver industry. However, the recosnition of this condition remains important. We report an interesting case of generalized argyria in a 30-year old man, employed in the mobile telephone subunits industry.
Adult ; Argyria* ; Humans ; Occupational Exposure ; Silver ; Skin ; Telephone

Argyria is a rare cutaneous discoloration caused by the intake of silver or various compounds containing silver. We report a case of argyria in a 73-year-old male following ingestion of colloidal silver as an alternative medicine over 5 years. He had a diffuse, slate gray discoloration of his face and hands. A biopsy specimen from the face revealed brown-black extracellular granules in the upper dermis and between collagen bundles. We also found silver particles in the mucous of the colon. The ingestion of colloidal silver appears to be increasing among patients using alternative health practices. We report this case to bring people's attention to the problems associated with the ingestion of colloidal silver.
Aged ; Argyria ; Biopsy ; Collagen ; Colloids ; Colon ; Complementary Therapies ; Dermis ; Eating ; Hand ; Humans ; Male ; Silver

Argyria is a rare skin discoloration caused by silver deposition. We report a case of generalized argyria caused by ingestion of silver solution in a 63-year-old man. He had diffuse slate gray discoloration of sun-exposed skin, prominent face, neck and V of the chest. The histopathologic findings showed brown black granules deposited in the basement membrane zone of eccrine glands, pilosebaceous units, arteriolar wall and dermal elastic fibers.
Argyria* ; Basement Membrane ; Eating* ; Eccrine Glands ; Elastic Tissue ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Neck ; Silver* ; Skin ; Thorax

A 54-year-old man ingesting silver solution over 4 years presented with cognitive impairment and progressive gait disturbance. He had diffuse gray pigmentation on his face and fingertips, suggesting argyria. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed hydrocephalus and high concentration of silver ion is in blood. This is the first case occuring hydrocephalus associated with the neurotoxicity of silver.
Argyria* ; Brain ; Gait ; Humans ; Hydrocephalus ; Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure* ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Middle Aged ; Pigmentation ; Silver

Argyria is a rare skin discoloration caused by the deposition of silver granules in the skin. We report a case of argyria occurring in a 46-year-old woman due to ingestion of colloidal silver solution over 2 years. She had a diffuse, slate gray discoloration on her face and hands. The biopsy specimen from the face revealed melanin hyperpigmentation in the epidermal basal layer. Numerous, round, tiny brown-black granules were deposited in the basement membrane surrounding eccrine glands. Silver solution is being advertised as a cure for a variety of diseases and is commercially available as a 'food supplement'. This case report highlights the potential risk of adverse effects following the use of food supplements.
Argyria* ; Basement Membrane ; Biopsy ; Colloids ; Dietary Supplements ; Eating ; Eccrine Glands ; Female ; Hand ; Humans ; Hyperpigmentation ; Melanins ; Middle Aged ; Silver ; Skin

Localized cutaneous argyria is a rare condition in which the skin changes into blue-grey spots due to the absorption of silver. The lesions need to be differentiated from other pigmentary disorders and require radiographic and histological examination for more accurate diagnosis. Scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy can be a confirmatory tool in the evaluation of silver elements in biopsy tissue. This report shows the localized cutaneous argyria in earlobe of a 21-year-old woman who wears silver earrings for 10 years.
Absorption ; Argyria ; Biopsy ; Diagnosis ; Ear ; Female ; Humans ; Microscopy, Electron, Scanning ; Nevus, Blue ; Silver ; Skin ; Spectrometry, X-Ray Emission ; Young Adult