Black Urine and Black Pleural Fluid: A Distinctive Presentation of Metastatic Melanoma

Abstract

Metastatic melanoma is an uncommon clinical entity which can have an unusual presentation. We describe a patient with metastatic melanoma who presented with diffuse melanosis cutis, black urine and black pleural effusion. Very few medical conditions can cause black discoloration of body fluids, so this should prompt physicians to search for a number of potential underlying causes.

Keywords

• Melanoma
• pleural effusion
• diffuse melanosis cutis
• black urine