High solutions (100 parts per million or above) may carry an increased risk of side effects, including a condition called argyria, in which the skin darkens or turns blue. From Wordnik.com. [Alison Rose Levy: Is Silver the Solution?] Reference
It continued to be used in some over-the-counter medicines until 1999, when the FDA banned it because it causes argyria, which is a result of the silver reacting with light the same way it does in photography. From Wordnik.com. [Home | Mail Online] Reference
(the condition is called argyria and I wrote abut it in my book. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing] Reference
Paul Karason of Madera, CA, has argyria, which makes your skin blue. From Wordnik.com. [- Boing Boing] Reference
I'd never heard of this before, but argyria is caused by taking colloidal silver. From Wordnik.com. [September 5th, 2008] Reference
In 1996, a woman named Rosemary told a Canadian reporter what it's like to have argyria. From Wordnik.com. [- Boing Boing] Reference
Not surprisingly, people who with argyria say their condition draws a lot of unwanted attention. From Wordnik.com. [- Boing Boing] Reference
The only thing the hucksters donit claim colloidal silver can treat is argyria, an irreversible blue-gray skin condition caused by the ingestion of silver. From Wordnik.com. [- Boing Boing] Reference
Further, a recent study indicates that argyria can only result from the consumption of ionic forms of silver, not from metallic silver or metallic silver nano-particle products. From Wordnik.com. [Alison Rose Levy: Is Silver the Solution?] Reference
Since most of us don't want a permanent skin color change, recommended dosages of nano-sized whole silver products at low parts (30 or below) per million, will not produce argyria, scientists say. From Wordnik.com. [Alison Rose Levy: Is Silver the Solution?] Reference
This will cause reduced silver deposition in the tissues of the body, which is a condition known as argyria. From Wordnik.com. [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]] Reference
Accompanying the warning are these photos of a victim of argyria, shown beside a healthy man to highlight the difference in color. From Wordnik.com. [mental_floss Blog] Reference
I wrote about argyria in my book, The World's Worst: A Guide To The Most Disgusting Hideous; Inept, And Dangerous People, Places, And Things On Earth. From Wordnik.com. [- Boing Boing] Reference
Its long term use can cause silver deposition in the skin and mucous membranes leading to an irreversible condition called argyria; therefore pregnant women should abstain from the use of it. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
… Prolonged exposure can result in the infamously eye-catching condition known as argyria, in which the sufferer’s skin acquires a pronounced — and permanent — blue-gray hue. From Wordnik.com. [links for 2008-03-17 « Skid Roche] Reference
Metallic poisoning, except argyria. From Wordnik.com. [EXECUTIVE ORDER 10001] Reference
He is also a victim of argyria. From Wordnik.com. [mental_floss Blog] Reference
#What is argyria?. From Wordnik.com. [Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine] Reference
11:16 pm: argyria - 10 Comments. From Wordnik.com. [September 2008] Reference
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