Two unusual cases of argyria: The application of an improved tissue processing method for X-ray microanalysis of selenium and sulphur in silver- laden granules

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 158-163

  Sato, S ^a   Sueki, H ^b   Nishijima, A ^c  

^a Showa University School of Medicine ^*  (Japan)

^b SHOWA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Argyria; Selenium; Silver toxicity; Sulphur; Tissue processing; X ray microanalysis

Indexed keywords

SELENIUM; SILVER; SULFUR;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARGYRIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NEEDLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; X RAY MICROANALYSIS;

ADULT; ARGYRIA; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SELENIUM; SILVER; SULFUR;

EID: 0033012898     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1999.02628.x     Document Type: Article

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