| Colloidal silver can cause argyria, in which a patient's skin permanently turns the color of a blue jay. |
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| When argyria sufferers lie down in public, they are often confused with the dead. |
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| His condition is known as argyria, and he developed it three years ago after drinking a homemade colloidal-silver concoction, in preparation for Y2K-related antibiotics shortages. |
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| A retired Montessori-school teacher, Jacobs, who is sixty, developed argyria as a child on Long Island, after her doctor prescribed nose drops with silver in them. |
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| Many people with argyria become reclusive. |
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| But there is one person, at least, who, though not happy about the fact that Jones contracted argyria, is pleased that he has mentioned his condition in public — Rosemary Jacobs. |
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| He soon realized that his skin was turning blue due to a medical condition known as argyria. |
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| Colloidal silvers and mixed salt forms can cause toxicity, including argyria, a benign cosmetic condition characterized by bluish or grayish discoloration of the skin. |
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| Argyria is the main toxicity associated with chronic ingestion or topical absorption of silver, including colloidal forms of silver. |
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| Argyria is rare, and so far as is known, does not otherwise harm a person's health, though it is disfiguring and usually permanent. |
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