title: Pigmentation following long-term bismuth therapy for pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis.
abstract: In the recent literature, only a few reports deal with generalized pigmentation caused by bismuth treatment. We report a patient developing generalized pigmentation of the skin and mucous membranes without further signs of chronic bismuth poisoning following long-term administration of bismuth for pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis. Bismuth deposits were documented in a skin biopsy.
authors.affiliation: Dermatological Clinic, University of Berne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zala
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hunziker
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Braathen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001485:Basement Membrane / Q000473:pathology; D001729:Bismuth / Q000506:poisoning* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004439:Eccrine Glands / Q000473:pathology; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005882:Gingival Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000473:pathology; D010859:Pigmentation Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D011006:Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D001729:Bismuth