Argyria

Introduction: Argyria

Description of Argyria

Argyria (medical condition): Grey/black staining of the skin due to overexposure of silver salts - usually occupational exposure or medication. See also Argyria:
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Argyria: A high level of contact or ingestion of silver salts resulting on grayish staining of the skin, mucous membranes and even internal organs.

Argyria: A slate-gray or bluish discoloration of the skin and deep tissues caused by deposits of insoluble albuminate of silver; occurs after a long period of medicinal administration of a soluble silver salt; formerly fairly common because of the use of proprietary preparations of silver-containing materials in the nose and sinuses. SYN: argyrism, silver poisoning. [G. argyros, silver]
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Argyria: A permanent ashen-gray discoloration of the skin, conjunctiva, and internal organs resulting from long-continued use of silver salts. (Dorland, 27th ed)
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Argyria: A permanent ashen-gray discoloration of the skin, conjunctiva, and internal organs resulting from long-continued use of silver salts. (Dorland, 27th ed).
Source: MeSH 2007

Argyria: Rare Disease

Ophanet

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when if affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Argyria as a "rare disease".

Source - Orphanet

Argyria as a Disease

Argyria (medical condition): See Argyria (disease information).
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More information on medical condition: Argyria:

• Information about Argyria
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• Symptoms of Argyria
• Treatments for Argyria

Terms associated with Argyria:

Terms Similar to Argyria:

• Silver poisoning

Source: Diseases Database

Broader terms for Argyria

• Pigmentation Disorders
• Poisoning

Source - MeSH 2007

Hierarchical classifications of Argyria

The following list attempts to classify Argyria into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases
  • Skin Diseases
    • Pigmentation Disorders
      • Argyria

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Disorders of Environmental Origin
  • Poisoning
    • Argyria

External links related to: Argyria

• eMedicine - Argyria : Article by Kamila K Padlewska, MD

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