Argyria mimicking a blue nevis: dermoscopy features*

Argyria is a rare disease caused by prolonged skin contact with silver. Localized cases have been described regarding the use of topical medications, and trauma with objects containing this metal such as acupuncture needles and jewelry. Clinically, a macule or a patch, round or oval, appears in the...

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Autores principales: Enei, Maria Leonor, Paschoal, Francisco Macedo, Valdés, Rodrigo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2013
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Imaging In Dermatology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3754384/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23793194
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20132022
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description Argyria is a rare disease caused by prolonged skin contact with silver. Localized cases have been described regarding the use of topical medications, and trauma with objects containing this metal such as acupuncture needles and jewelry. Clinically, a macule or a patch, round or oval, appears in the infected area, with a characteristic bluey-gray color. To our knowledge this is the first time that this clinical condition has been described through the use of dermoscopy.
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spelling pubmed-37543842013-09-18 Argyria mimicking a blue nevis: dermoscopy features* Enei, Maria Leonor Paschoal, Francisco Macedo Valdés, Rodrigo An Bras Dermatol Imaging In Dermatology Argyria is a rare disease caused by prolonged skin contact with silver. Localized cases have been described regarding the use of topical medications, and trauma with objects containing this metal such as acupuncture needles and jewelry. Clinically, a macule or a patch, round or oval, appears in the infected area, with a characteristic bluey-gray color. To our knowledge this is the first time that this clinical condition has been described through the use of dermoscopy. Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2013 /pmc/articles/PMC3754384/ /pubmed/23793194 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20132022 Text en ©2013 by Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Argyria mimicking a blue nevis: dermoscopy features*
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title_short Argyria mimicking a blue nevis: dermoscopy features*
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20132022
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