![These are the Fugates, also known as The Blue People of Kentucky, they are carriers of a rare genetic trait that causes the disease methemoglobinemia, which causes bluing of the skin : These are the Fugates, also known as The Blue People of Kentucky, they are carriers of a rare genetic trait that causes the disease methemoglobinemia, which causes bluing of the skin :](https://external-preview.redd.it/3AMZyC8QyCsGUoyqmexYqyQqrgYEzhhRgxY4TtF8mOg.jpg?auto=webp&s=26a27cb9bdaad8c5ca7a1ecadaf67ad9c1eb65fc)
These are the Fugates, also known as The Blue People of Kentucky, they are carriers of a rare genetic trait that causes the disease methemoglobinemia, which causes bluing of the skin :
![A 12-Day-Old Boy with Methemoglobinemia After Circumcision with Local Anesthesia (Lidocaine/Prilocaine) | SpringerLink A 12-Day-Old Boy with Methemoglobinemia After Circumcision with Local Anesthesia (Lidocaine/Prilocaine) | SpringerLink](https://media.springernature.com/lw685/springer-static/image/art%3A10.1007%2Fs40800-016-0033-9/MediaObjects/40800_2016_33_Fig1_HTML.jpg)
A 12-Day-Old Boy with Methemoglobinemia After Circumcision with Local Anesthesia (Lidocaine/Prilocaine) | SpringerLink
![Darkside Inc on Twitter: "A #family of #people with #blue #skin lived in #Kentucky for many #generations. The #Fulgates of #TroublesomeCreek are thought to have gained their blue skin through combination of # Darkside Inc on Twitter: "A #family of #people with #blue #skin lived in #Kentucky for many #generations. The #Fulgates of #TroublesomeCreek are thought to have gained their blue skin through combination of #](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dg-R1VZU8AAGMCj.jpg)