Blue Skin

Blue skin may refer to:

  • Argyria, caused by the ingestion of elemental silver, silver dust or silver compounds
  • Methemoglobinemia, the presence of excessive levels of Methemoglobin in the blood
  • Cyanosis, caused by the presence of deoxygenated hemoglobin in blood vessels near the skin surface
    • Blue baby syndrome
  • Purpura
    • Bruise
    • Petechia

Famous quotes containing the words blue and/or skin:

    The blue and the gray. Let us march together beneath the star- spangled banner.
    Laurence Stallings (1894–1968)

    Just as bones, tissues, intestines, and blood vessels are enclosed in a skin that makes it possible to bear the sight of a human being, so the agitations and passions of the soul are wrapped up in vanity: it is the soul’s skin.
    Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)