title: Dermal argyria: Cutaneous manifestation of a megaprosthesis for distal femoral osteosarcoma.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, School of Medicine, Dokuz Eylül University Inciralti, 35340, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karakasli
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, School of Medicine, Dokuz Eylül University Inciralti, 35340, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Onur
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Hapa
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, School of Medicine, Dokuz Eylül University Inciralti, 35340, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Olcay
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Akdeniz
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, School of Medicine, Dokuz Eylül University Inciralti, 35340, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hasan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Havitcioğlu
keywords: Dermal argyria; distal femur; osteosarcoma; silver