cyanosis

Cyanosis is the change of tissue color to a bluish-purple hue, as a result of decrease in the amount of oxygen bound to the hemoglobin in the red blood cells of the capillary bed. Cyanosis is apparent usually in the body tissues covered with thin skin, including the mucous membranes, lips, nail beds, and ear lobes. Some medications may cause discoloration such as medications containing amiodarone or silver. Furthermore, mongolian spots, large birthmarks, and the consumption of food products with blue or purple dyes can also result in the bluish skin tissue discoloration and may be mistaken for

Key facts

Medical condition (new).name: Cyanosis
Medical condition (new).image: Cynosis.JPG
Medical condition (new).caption: Cyanosis of the hand in an elderly person with low oxygen saturation
Medical condition (new).field: Pulmonology, cardiology
Medical condition (new).symptoms: Hypothermia, numbness in the area where the cyanosis is, coughing, wheezing, difficulty breathing
Medical condition (new).types: Circumoral, central, peripheral
Medical condition (new).causes: Airway problems, lung problems, heart problems, exposure to extreme cold
Medical condition (new).differential: Circumoral cyanosis, peripheral cyanosis, central cyanosis
Medical condition (new).prevention: Avoid exposure to freezing cold temperatures, limit smoking or caffeine, avoid touching cyanide
Medical condition (new).medication: Antidepressants, anti-hypertension medication, or if caused by other reasons, naloxone hydrochloride

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Research

10,944 papers

[Cyanosis].Der Internist · 1995
Cyanosis.British journal of hospital medicine (London, England : 2005) · 2011
Cyanosis in the newborn.Pediatrics in review · 1987
Cyanosis.The American journal of medicine · 2013
[Cyanosis: systematic review].Rassegna di fisiopatologia clinica e terapeutica · 1957

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