Blue skin

Blue dye, blue skin.

Methylene blue diffusion in skin tissue

The study of Methylene Blue penetration in both skin and subcutaneous fat is presented. Experiments have been carried out with both rat skin and human adipose tissue in vitro at room temperature. Microscopic analysis with digital imaging system has been applied for visualizing and investigation of the Methylene Blue diffusion in the epidermal, dermal and adipose tissue. Diffusion coefficient of...

Blue-gray discoloration of the skin.

Volume 84, Number 7 www.aafp.org/afp American Family Physician 821 A 76-year-old man with a 110-pack-year smoking history and resultant chronic obstructive pulmonary disease presented for a routine primary care appointment. He appeared to have severe hypoxia because of the generalized blue-gray discoloration of his skin and fingernails (Figures 1 and 2). He had no history of heart disease or al...

The blue child - amiodarone-induced blue-gray skin syndrome and pulmonary mass in a child.

Adverse effects of amiodarone are rarely seen in pediatric patients, but may occur if amiodarone is applied for long-term treatment. Two rather rare phenomena are blue-gray skin pigmentation and pulmonary mass. They represent important differential diagnoses from more common clinical complications like pneumonia and drug-induced toxic skin lesions.

A 70-year-old man with blue skin.

A 70-year-old man with a history of hypertension, porcine aortic valve replacement, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease began having dizziness and confusion. He had strange 1-word responses to his son, who took him to a hospital. A computed tomography scan was performed, showing a subarachnoid hemorrhage. There was no neurosurgeon at that hospital; therefore, the patient was transferred t...