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Cyanotic

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Cyanotic
Marked by bluish discoloration of the skin due to a lack of oxygen in the blood. It is one of the types of congenital heart disease.
Mentioned in: Congenital Heart Disease
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Several hours after the completion of the chemotherapeutic treatment, the patient became acutely hypotensive and cyanotic, and ischemic changes were noted on his nose and digits.
Development of nasal skin necrosis associated with rituximab ... by Constantinides, Minas / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
It appeared that there were other factors in addition to the quantity of nitrate ion ingested that determined whether or not an infant became cyanotic.
Cause of Methemoglobinemia: Illness versus Nitrate Exposure by Avery, Alexander A. / Environmental Health Perspectives
A 1981 study showed that, immediately after delivery, infants who had greater exposure to the anesthesia bupivacaine in utero were most likely to be cyanotic (having blue-tinged fingers and toes) and unresponsive to their surroundings.
Epidural's :Effects on Babies by Beech, Beverley Lawrence / Mothering
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