Localized argyria secondary to acupuncture mimicking blue nevus

Journal of Drugs in Dermatology

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1019-1020

  Alés Fernández, Martina ^a   Ríos Martín, Juan J ^a   Camacho Martínez, Francisco M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN MACARENA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARGYRIA; ARTICLE; BLUE NEVUS; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MUSCLE CELL; SKIN BLOOD VESSEL; SKIN NERVE; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ARGYRIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEVUS, BLUE;

EID: 77955915243     PISSN: 15459616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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