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Man who turned blue because of silver therapy
Updated On: 11 September, 2009 07:36 AM IST | | Agencies
Fourteen years ago, Paul Karason (58) applied colloidal silver on his face for treating dermatitis, but ended up contracting argyria, a condition in which his skin turned a permanent shade of blue
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Fourteen years ago, Paul Karason (58) applied colloidal silver on his face for treating dermatitis, but ended up contracting argyria, a condition in which his skin turned a permanent shade of blue
Paul Karason experienced a bad case of facial dermatitis caused by stress over the death of his father. In the absence of antibiotics, he applied a preparation of colloidal silver, rather than using penicillin.
While the preparation did work, it left his skin permanently tinged blue, in a reaction called argyria.
Silver, with its antibacterial properties, was once a common ingredient in medicines, but its use was eliminated by the FDA in 1999.
Paul Karason experienced a bad case of facial dermatitis caused by stress over the death of his father. In the absence of antibiotics, he applied a preparation of colloidal silver, rather than using penicillin.
While the preparation did work, it left his skin permanently tinged blue, in a reaction called argyria.
Silver, with its antibacterial properties, was once a common ingredient in medicines, but its use was eliminated by the FDA in 1999.
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