Dermal argyria: Cutaneous manifestation of a megaprosthesis for distal femoral osteosarcoma

KARAKAŞLI A., HAPA O., Akdeniz O., HAVITÇIOĞLU H.

INDIAN JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDICS, vol.48, no.3, pp.326-328, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • 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, SILVER-COATED MEGAPROSTHESES, EXTERNAL FIXATION, INFECTION, TUMOR
  • 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.