Hemoglobin M Disease as a Cause of Cyanosis in a Newborn

J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2016 Apr;38(3):173-5. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000000489.

Abstract

Methemoglobinemia, including the inherited or congenital form, is a known but infrequent cause of neonatal cyanosis. We present the case of a newborn patient with neonatal cyanosis, who was diagnosed with F-M-Osaka methemoglobinemia, and an up-to-date literature review of the disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Cyanosis / etiology*
  • Female
  • Hemoglobin M
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Methemoglobinemia / complications
  • Methemoglobinemia / congenital*

Substances

  • Hemoglobin M

Supplementary concepts

  • Hemoglobin M Disease