Fleming C J, Salisbury E L, Kirwan P, Painter D M, Barnetson R S
Department of Dermatology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia.
J Am Acad Dermatol. 1996 Feb;34(2 Pt 2):349-51. doi: 10.1016/s0190-9622(07)80006-5.
We describe a case of chrysiasis in a 54-year-old woman. The diagnosis was confirmed by light microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and radiographic microanalysis. The condition developed after a relatively low dose of gold. We propose that chrysiasis developed because of the patient's exposure to the intense UV light in Australia.