ISSN:
1365-4632
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
A 65-year-old male presented for skin examination and was incidentally noted to have discoloration of the fingernails. These findings were completely asymptomatic. The patient had been taking colloidal silver supplementation (Silverzone™ 140 p.p.m. silver Gifts of Nature, St. George, UT, USA) for 2 years as therapy for diabetes. He first noticed the onset of nail discoloration 1 year ago. His past medical history included type II diabetes and hypertension. His current medications were metformin, glyburide, and benazepril. Physical examination revealed slate-gray discoloration involving the lunulae of the fingernails (〈link href="#f1"〉Fig. 1). The skin, mucous membranes, and sclerae were unaffected.〈figure xml:id="f1"〉1〈mediaResource alt="image" href="urn:x-wiley:00119059:IJD1899:IJD_1899_f1"/〉Slate-blue pigmentation of the lunula of an affected nail
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-4362.2003.01899.x
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