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:

    Blue skies smiling at me
    Nothing but blue skies do I see.
    Irving Berlin (1888–1989)

    they burned Joan
    and many, and many,
    burned at the stake,
    peeling their skin off,
    boiling their good red blood,
    their hearts like eggs....
    Anne Sexton (1928–1974)