Cyan refers to a shade of blue. Cyanosis, then, is a purple or bluish discoloration of the skin. It’s a sign that there may be low levels of oxygen in the blood. Cyanosis is itself a symptom ...

Bluish skin discoloration (cyanosis) may affect your hands, feet, or entire body. Possible causes include heart, lung, and circulatory conditions, some of which are life threatening. Many ...

Cyanosis refers to abnormal blue discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes. The term is derived from the Greek word kuaneos meaning dark blue. In normal humans blood protein called hemoglobin ...

Cyanosis is characterized by bluish discoloration of skin and mucous membranes. Cyanosis is usually a sign of an underlying condition rather than being a disease in itself. The most common ...

Peripheral cyanosis is when someone’s hands, fingertips, or feet turn blue due to a lack of oxygen-rich blood. Some causes include Raynaud’s disease, cardiovascular problems, and hypothermia.

Cyanosis is a condition in which the skin appears to have a blue tint. It occurs in areas where the blood in surface blood vessels has lower levels of oxygen. It can be a sign of a medical ...

One such condition is that of peripheral cyanosis. This is a condition in which your hands and feet turn bluish due to narrowing of blood vessels and reduced blood flow in feet and hands.

Anyone with blue nails should seek medical advice. In some cases, fingernails turn blue or purplish because of cyanosis, which can also affect the lips and skin. Cyanosis can occur if the blood is ...

THE appearance of severe cyanosis may alarm the patient and presents a diagnostic problem to the attending physician. Recognition of the cause of the cyanosis and the specific blood pigment ...

A 2-year-old twin boy was referred to a cardiology clinic for long-standing cyanosis. He had been born to a healthy 36-year-old mother. The diamnionic, dichorionic twin pregnancy had been complicated ...

We describe another inherited hemoglobinopathy in a patient presenting with neonatal cyanosis. Shortly after delivery in 1991, a term female infant with cyanosis was found to be nonanemic and to ...