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A fascinating article, but it's a bit frustrating that there are no colour photos. I tried searching the internet and found photos of other blue-skinned people
by mkl 7y ago
A fascinating article, but it's a bit frustrating that there are no colour photos. I tried searching the internet and found photos of other blue-skinned people but none of them had this genetic cause (mostly it was silver "supplements").
- beambot 7y agohttps://historycollection.co/the-fugate-family-of-kentucky-had-blue-skin-for-generations/3/ https://historycollection.co/the-fugate-family-of-kentucky-h...
- flatline 7y agoDon't visit that site if you value your scrollbar or browser history...
- qxcmptr 7y agohttps://cdn.historycollection.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-01-at-10.05.14-AM.png https://cdn.historycollection.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/... For everyone that just wants to see the image
- wruza 7y agoI was curious why and tapped it. It spams back button history so quickly that you cannot return to HN anymore. Open in new tab if interested.
- sildur 7y agoDoesn’t seem to do anything on IPhone’s safari.
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- smhg 7y agoThe internet seems to suggest this is Luna Fugate: https://cdn.mutually.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2-9.jpg https://cdn.mutually.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2-9.jpg If so, according to the family tree, this would be the last homozygous member of the Fugate family.
- arcticbull 7y agoThere's photos out there if you google for "autosomal recessive methemoglobinemia" -- for instance "Papa Smurf" [1] I just think it's super cool if you administer methylene blue dye, they turn back to normal within a half hour. [1] https://abcnews.go.com/Health/internet-sensation-papa-smurf-dies-blue-people-live/story?id=20368758 https://abcnews.go.com/Health/internet-sensation-papa-smurf-...
- smhg 7y agoYou are mixing up 2 things. Paul Karason had a syndrome called 'argyria' from dietary supplements. The article you link mentions that. The Fugate family has the methemoglobinemia condition. They can be 'cured' with methylene blue. The former could not.
- arcticbull 7y agoYep, you're totally right, not sure how I missed that. The article makes mention of the Fugates and some other folks with the condition.