A 27-day-old infant boy presented to the emergency department (ED), and was admitted for difficulty breathing and a report of several episodes of perioral cyanosis associated with coughing that ...

Cyanosis refers to abnormal blue discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes. The term is derived from the Greek word kuaneos meaning dark blue. In normal humans blood protein called hemoglobin ...

Bluish skin discoloration (cyanosis) may affect your hands, feet, or entire body. Possible causes include heart, lung, and circulatory conditions, some of which are life threatening. Many conditions ...

Cyanosis is a condition in which the skin appears to have a blue tint. It occurs in areas where the blood in surface blood vessels has lower levels of oxygen. It can be a sign of a medical emergency.

Cyan refers to a shade of blue. Cyanosis, then, is a purple or bluish discoloration of the skin. It’s a sign that there may be low levels of oxygen in the blood. Cyanosis is itself a symptom of an ...

Have you ever noticed your hands or feet turning blue? Well if not, then you are lucky. There are some conditions that may not look very harmful but are quite problematic. Most of the conditions that ...

Peripheral cyanosis is when someone’s hands, fingertips, or feet turn blue due to a lack of oxygen-rich blood. Some causes include Raynaud’s disease, cardiovascular problems, and hypothermia. All ...

We describe another inherited hemoglobinopathy in a patient presenting with neonatal cyanosis. Shortly after delivery in 1991, a term female infant with cyanosis was found to be nonanemic and to have ...