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Ocular Argyrosis Mimicking Conjunctival Melanoma

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Purpose: 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… Click to show full abstract

Purpose: 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.

Keywords: mimicking conjunctival; argyrosis mimicking; conjunctival melanoma; argyrosis; ocular argyrosis

Journal Title: Cornea
Year Published: 2017

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