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Argyria

Argyria

(Science: dermatology) Deposition of silver salts in the skin from excessive oral intake. Signs: permanent blue to bronze discolouration of the skin and mucosa that is darker in regions exposed to light.


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The Fiber Disease

... stop the treatment once the infection is gone. Long-term use of very large doses of silver can cause a bluish discoloration of the skin called argyria. Occasionally, colloidal silver can be so effective that the immune system can't handle the rapid dying off of microorganisms. This excess die-off ...

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Tue Jan 09, 2007 5:31 am
 
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