title: Absence of symptoms in silver refiners with raised blood silver levels.
abstract: Silver has been implicated as a cause of ill health, related largely to its use in the medical setting as a treatment for burns and in prosthetic cements. This report discusses occupational silver exposure in two workers with blood silver levels of 49 micrograms/l and 74 micrograms/l who were asymptomatic and showed no signs of argyric neuropathy which has previously been described at blood silver levels as low as 10 micrograms/l. One of the men showed non-characteristic clinical signs of argyrosis. The clinical findings, results of environmental monitoring and effects of environmental improvements on blood silver levels are discussed.
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authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Williams
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authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gardner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001129:Argyria / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000032:analysis*; D012834:Silver / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D012834:Silver