Successful treatment of argyria using a low-fluence Q-switched 1064-nm Nd:YAG laser

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 751-753

  Han, Tae Young ^a   Chang, Hee Sun ^a   Lee, Hyun Kyung ^a   Son, Sook Ja ^a  

^a Eulji General Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILVER;

ADULT; ARGYRIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; EVALUATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INGESTION; LOW FLUENCE Q SWITCHED NEODYMIUM LASER; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; NEODYMIUM LASER; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN COLOR; SKIN DISCOLORATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ARGYRIA; FACIAL DERMATOSES; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79956204617     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2010.04796.x     Document Type: Article

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