Hemoglobin M Disease as a Cause of Cyanosis in a Newborn.

Almudena Alonso-Ojembarrena, Simón P Lubián-López

Journal of pediatric hematology/oncology 2016 Apr

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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.

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Almudena Alonso-Ojembarrena, Simón P Lubián-López. Hemoglobin M Disease as a Cause of Cyanosis in a Newborn. Journal of pediatric hematology/oncology. 2016 Apr;38(3):173-5