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:
“Trees appeared in groups and singly, revolving coolly and blandly, displaying the latest fashions. The blue dampness of a ravine. A memory of love, disguised as a meadow. Wispy clouds—the greyhounds of heaven.”
—Vladimir Nabokov (1899–1977)
“At first I said, “I will not bear
His cross upon my back;
He only seeks to place it there
Because my skin is black.””
—Countee Cullen (1903–1946)