title: Ocular Argyrosis Mimicking Conjunctival Melanoma.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To present a novel case of ocular argyrosis mimicking conjunctival melanoma.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 48-year-old man who is a jewelry manufacturer presented with raised pigmented lesions in the inferior fornices of both eyes. Brown-black colored, follicle-like, masses were observed in both fornices.
  
  
  RESULTS
  An incisional biopsy confirmed the presence of silver and the diagnosis of ocular argyrosis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Despite its limited negative health effects, ocular argyrosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of conjunctival pigmented lesions because of the potential for misidentification of neoplastic growth.
authors.affiliation: *Ophthalmic Oncology Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; †Department of Ophthalmology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY; ‡Department of Pathology, Dermatopathology Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; and §Pathology and Laboratory Services, Duke University Health System, Durham, NC.
authors.forename: Irwin
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tendler
authors.forename: Melissa P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Pulitzer
authors.forename: Victor
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Roggli
authors.forename: David H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Abramson
authors.forename: Brian P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Marr
mesh_terms: D001129:Argyria / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D001706:Biopsy; D003230:Conjunctival Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D012834:Silver
chemical_list: D012834:Silver