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Cyanosis
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Definition
: A bluish or purplish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes due to an increase in the amount of deoxygenated hemoglobin in the blood or a structural defect in the hemoglobin molecule.
do not use for cyanotic heart disease unless particularly discussed (=probably HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL)
Examples
Infantile Apparent Life-Threatening Event
Other names
Cyanoses
Substance
CAS Registry & name
Categories
Source
Rombo syndrome
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*Carcinoma, Basal Cell
*Cyanosis
*Facial Dermatoses
*Hypotrichosis
*Skin Neoplasms.