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Volume 340:1011 April 1, 1999 Number 13
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A Medical Mystery

 

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Figure 1. A 79-year-old woman had had discoloration of her sclerae and skin for several months. What is the cause of the pigmentation?

 


Andrew McD. Johnston, M.B., Ch.B.
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
Aberdeen AB25 2ZN, United Kingdom


Aamir A. Memon, M.D.
Southport and Formby District General Hospital
Southport PR8 6PN, United Kingdom

Editor's note: We invite our readers to offer their opinions by e-mail (mystery{at}nejm.org) or fax (617-739-9864). We will not be able to acknowledge the receipt of responses. We will publish the diagnosis in the Correspondence section of the May 20, 1999, issue. All replies must be received by April 15, 1999.


Related Letters:

Mystery of the Blue Pigmentation
Johnston A. McD., Memon A. A.
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N Engl J Med 1999; 340:1597-1598, May 20, 1999. Correspondence

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