Argyria secondary to ingestion of homemade silver solution.

Brandt, Douglas; Park, Betty; Hoang, Mai; Jacobe, Heidi T · J Am Acad Dermatol · 2005

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Argyria is a rare skin disease caused by cutaneous deposition of silver granules in the skin as a result of exposure to silver substrate or ingestion of silver salt. This report describes a patient with generalized argyria caused by ingestion of homemade colloidal silver solution. The patient learned about the uses of the silver solution and its preparation at a convention for "natural medicine."

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