Abstract
Cyanosis in children is always a grave sign. There are two causes of acutely or chronically occurring dusky discoloration of the blood:
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Abnormal hemoglobin (methemoglobin with the iron in the trivalent ferric state, sulfhemoglobin, hemoglobin M disorders).
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An increase in reduced hemoglobin of the arterial blood (cyanosis in congenital heart diseases, deficient oxygenation due to cardiac or pulmonary diseases, or peripheral cyanosis due to inadequate blood circulation).
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Ewerbeck, H. (1980). Cyanosis. In: Differential Diagnosis in Pediatrics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-6074-5_9
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