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Argyria
Aka: Argyria, Silver Poisoning, Colloidal Silver Poisoning
- Pathophysiology
- Silver salt deposition in skin
- Excessive oral silver intake (e.g. Colloidal Silver)
- Historically silver was used for antibacterial properties before antibiotics were available
- Unfortunately patients still use colloidal silver in a mis-guided self-treatment
- Symptoms
- Asymptomatic
- Signs
- Permanent blue-gray to bronze discoloration of skin, mucosa
- Darker coloration where skin exposed to light
- Complications
- Seizures
- Liver Injury
- Renal Injury
- Resources
- Colloidal Silver (Quackwatch)
- https://quackwatch.org/related/phonyads/silverad/