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A case of argyria after colloidal silver ingestion
Author(s) -
Chang Anne Lynn S.,
Khosravi Vista,
Egbert Barbara
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of cutaneous pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1600-0560
pISSN - 0303-6987
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2006.00557.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dermatology , hyperpigmentation , ingestion , biopsy , differential diagnosis , surgery , pathology
Background: Argyria is often considered an entity of the past, one which has largely disappeared with the cessation of silver usage in oral medications. However, with the practice of colloidal silver ingestion in current “alternative health” treatments, argyria should be considered in the differential diagnosis of blue‐gray hyperpigmentation. Methods: A single case report with clinicopathological correlation. Results: Histological examination of skin biopsy specimen, which showed perieccrine brown‐black granules, verified that colloidal silver rather than a prescribed medication was the source of the patient’s dyspigmentation.