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Volume 356:1455 April 5, 2007 Number 14
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A Medical Mystery — Skin Discolorations in a Bank Employee

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A healthy 34-year-old female bank employee presented with black discolorations of the skin on all her fingers. The discolorations had developed in the evening, after work. She was unable to remove the spots, even with the use of various abrasives. She had no other acute symptoms. The same symptoms had developed in some of her colleagues. What is the diagnosis?


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