Case report of congenital methemoglobinemia: an uncommon cause of neonatal cyanosis

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  • who: Allison N. J. Lyle from the Division of Neonatalu2011Perinatal Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Seattle Childrenu2019s Hospital, University of Washington School of Medicine, Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA, USA have published the research work: Case report of congenital methemoglobinemia: an uncommon cause of neonatal cyanosis, in the Journal: (JOURNAL)

SUMMARY

    Congenital methemoglobinemia is a rare and potentially life-threatening cause of cyanosis in newborns. While rarer, Hemoglobin M (HbM) variants cause a distinct congenital form of MetHb involving mutations in the α, β, and γ globin gene resulting in resistance to reduction by cytochrome ­B5 . . .

     

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