A man who turned permanently blue after self-medicating for a skin condition has died.

Man who found Internet fame when his skin turned permanently blue dies after suffering a heart attack
Paul Karason was 62 when he died Monday at Washington hospital
He was admitted to the hospital after suffering a heart attack. He later contracted pneumonia and had a severe stroke
Karason shot to Internet fame several years ago for the blue color of his skin, which was a side effect using a silver compound for more than a decade to treat a bad case of dermatitis on his face

By Mail Reporter

Paul Karason was 62 when he died Monday at Washington hospital, NBC Today reports. He was admitted to the hospital after suffering a heart attack. He later contracted pneumonia and had a severe stroke.

Karason shot to Internet fame several years ago for the blue color of his skin, which was a side effect using a silver compound for more than a decade to treat a bad case of dermatitis on his face.

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Paul Karason, pictured in 2008, talks exclusively with NBC News' 'Today' about turning permanently blue after using colloidal silver

Paul Karason, pictured in 2008, talks exclusively with NBC News' 'Today' about turning permanently blue after using colloidal silver

He led a very seclusive life until going onto NBC's Today Show in 2008 to discuss his condition, known as argyria, which is caused by the use of dietary supplements.

To try and counteract the coloring in his skin, Karason had also begun self-administering doses of colloidal silver, which is a suspension of silver in a liquid base.