Dermal argyria: Cutaneous manifestation of a megaprosthesis for distal femoral osteosarcoma

Indian J Orthop. 2014 May;48(3):326-8. doi: 10.4103/0019-5413.132528.

Abstract

We present a patient with dermal argyria as a cutaneous manifestation of a silver-coated megaprosthesis used for a distal femoral osteosarcoma. Histological and electron microscopic analyses also showed silver deposition in the dermis.

Keywords: Dermal argyria; distal femur; osteosarcoma; silver.