ABSTRACT
La argiria es la intoxicación por plata, generalmente secundaria a medicamentos o a una enfermedad profesional. Se deposita tanto en piel como en órganos internos, otorgandoa los tegumentos una coloración gris azulada denominada cerulodermia. Esto plantea el principal diagnóstico diferencial con cianosis. Se presenta el caso de una paciente de 50 años de edad, que durante un período de 10 años aplicó sulfadiazina de plata tópica en úlceras de miembros inferiores. La absorción sistémica de este metal determinó la aparición progresiva del cuadro...
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Humans , Argyria/diagnosis , Silver Sulfadiazine , SilverABSTRACT
Argyria is an uncommon grey-blue pigmentation of skin and mucous membranes caused by prolonged silver exposure. The impetus behind this review is our experience with cases of generalized argyria resulting from a uniquely Indian socio-cultural practice and belief that it is under reported. Our objective is to increase the awareness for this esoteric entity through a review of the pertinent literature and to highlight clinical and histological features using our four well worked-up cases as examples.
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Areca/adverse effects , Argyria/diagnosis , Argyria/ethnology , Argyria/etiology , Diagnosis, Differential , Female , Humans , India/ethnology , Male , Middle AgedABSTRACT
No período de março a novembro de 2001, foi diagnosticado um caso de argirose ocular baseando-se na história clínica, no exame biomicroscópico e histopatologia das estruturas oculares. No exame biomicoscópio, observou-se depósitos de pigmentos pardos no estroma corneano e conjuntiva. Na biópsia da conjuntiva, cristalino, canalículo lacrimal superior e saco lacrimal foram encontrados depósitos de prata.
From March to November 2001, a case of eye's argyrosis was diagnosed based on clinical history, eye's biomicroscopy and histopathology. In the biomicroscopy exam, there were gray deposits of pigments in corneal stroma and conjunctiva. In the incisional biopsy of conjuctiva, lens, upper lacrimal canaliculi and lacrimal sac deposits of silver were found.
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Aged , Female , Humans , Argyria/diagnosis , Eye Diseases/diagnosis , Lacrimal Apparatus/chemistry , Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases/diagnosis , Lacrimal Apparatus/pathology , Silver/analysisABSTRACT
Presentamos el caso de una niña con argiria localizada en el lóbulo de la oreja, debida a la implantación de la tuerca de un aro de plata