Thursday, April 3, 2014

Black staining

Black Staining                          See DX Path for details of the conditions below


Tattoo material



Argyria




Minocycline





Iron

Other foreign body material

Black/Brown Staining

Dark Pigment deposition in the skin is seen in Ochronosis, Tatoos, Heavy metals including Mercury, Silver and Gold, Haemochromatosis and Drugs particularly the antimalarials, minocycline, amiodarone and clofazimine.

Brown staining is seen with Deamatiacious fungi, foreign bodies, formalin pigment, Melanin and hemosiderin, Monsel's solution, Ochronosis and Oxalosis.

Ochronosis

Monsell's solution

Minocycline Pigmentation  View Slide

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