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Alma Ileana Molina-Hernandez1, Jose Manuel Diaz-Gonzalez1, Marcela Saeb-Lima2
1Department of Dermatology, National Institut of Medical Sciences and Nutrition Salvador Zubiran, Mexico City, DF, México.
Abstract:
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 hyperpigmentation on the face, trunk and upper extremity, affecting sun-exposed areas is presented. He admitted having ingested silver nitrate for 5 years at a rate of 1 bottle per week, with the intent to kill microorganisms in his body.
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