Its association with argyria made consumers wary and led them to turn away from it when given an alternative.

It is likely that many exposures to silver are necessary to develop argyria.

However, if more than 1 gram of silver is accumulated in the body, a condition called argyria may develop.

The most dramatic symptom of argyria is that the skin becomes blue or bluish-grey colored.

Argyria following the use of dietary supplements containing colloidal silver protein.

Mild forms of Argyria are sometimes mistaken for cyanosis.

Extreme exposure can lead to argyria characterized by localized discoloration of the tissue.

This condition is known as argyria.

Possible consequences of generalised argyria include interstitial nephritis and anemia.

However, the level of silver in the air and the length of exposure that caused argyria in these workers is not known.

Rosemary Jacobs explains her argyria; includes photographs.

Argyria and chrysiasis, however, are irreversible, unlike carotenosis.

"Blue Man Seeks Acceptance" about another victim of argyria due to colloidal silver.

Much more rarely than with silver, bismuth may produce a generalized persistent skin discoloration resembling argyria.

High silver-metal intake causes a blue-gray skin condition, argyria or argyrosis, without any other toxic manifestations.

Argyria associated with colloidal silver supplementation.

Jones acquired argyria through consumption of a home-made silver product that he made due to fears that the Year 2000 problem would make antibiotics unavailable.

Incorporation of the silver ions can lead to local argyria (discoloration of the skin), especially if the treated area is exposed to ultraviolet.

These particles in the skin darken with exposure to sunlight, resulting in a blue or gray discoloration of the skin known as argyria.

There is no evidence that colloidal silver treats or prevents any medical condition, and it can cause serious and potentially irreversible side effects such as argyria.

In argyria, the nail is permanently pigmented a slate-blue color and is most evident in the lunula.

Argyria may be found as generalized argyria or local argyria.

The study links such consumption with the creation of the characteristic blue silver sulfide and silver selenide deposits present in reported cases of argyria.

"Systemic Argyria Associated With Ingestion of Colloidal Silver."

While argyria is usually limited to skin discoloration, there are isolated reports of more serious neurologic, renal, or hepatic complications caused by ingesting colloidal silver.

A similar laser treatment has been used to clear silver particles from the eye, a condition related to argyria called argyrosis.

High silver-metal intake causes a blue-gray skin condition, argyria or argyrosis, without any other toxic manifestations.

Chronic ingestion of silver can similarly lead to an accumulation of silver in the eye (argyrosis) and in other organs.