Dermal argyria: Cutaneous manifestation of a megaprosthesis for distal femoral osteosarcoma
INDIAN JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDICS, vol.48, no.3, pp.326-328, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 48 Issue: 3
- Publication Date: 2014
- Doi Number: 10.4103/0019-5413.132528
- Journal Name: INDIAN JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDICS
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.326-328
- Keywords: Dermal argyria, distal femur, osteosarcoma, silver
- Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
We present a patient with dermal argyria as a cutaneous manifestation of a silver-coated megaprosthesis used for a distal femoral osteosarcoma. Histological and electron microscopic analyses also showed silver deposition in the dermis.