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Case Reports
. 2018 Feb 5;190(5):E139.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.171374.

Argyria caused by chronic ingestion of silver

Nathan A Bracey  1 , Jonathan S Zipursky  2 , David N Juurlink  2
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Case Reports

Argyria caused by chronic ingestion of silver

Nathan A Bracey et al. CMAJ. .
No abstract available

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Competing interests: None declared.

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Figure 1:
Grey discolouration of the face in an 84-year-old woman with argyria.
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Comment in

  • So kann man sich versilbern.
    Holzgreve H. Holzgreve H. MMW Fortschr Med. 2018 May;160(9):35. doi: 10.1007/s15006-018-0528-7. MMW Fortschr Med. 2018. PMID: 29754345 Review. German. No abstract available.

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    1. Griffith RD, Simmons BJ, Bray FN, et al. 1064 nm Q-switched Nd:YAG laser for the treatment of Argyria: a systematic review. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2015;29:2100–3. - PubMed

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