A case of chrysiasis

Miller, M.L.; Harford, R.R.; Yeager, J.K.; Johnson, F.

Cutis 59(5): 256-258

1997


ISSN/ISBN: 0011-4162
PMID: 9169265
Document Number: 473480
Chrysiasis and chrysoderma are terms used to describe permanent pigmentation of the skin due to the parenteral administration of gold salts. A case of chrysiasis, including a photomicrograph of the characteristic orange-red birefringence of gold in tissue when viewed under cross-polarized light, is presented. A review of the literature on the pathogenesis of the pigmentation seen in this disorder is also presented.

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