Blue Baby

A Blue Spotted Baby: A Case Report

Background: The Mongolian spot (MS) is a congenital macula of blue-gray colour usually located on the sacrococcygeal region, but may have atypical locations such as the back and more rarely the limbs. Case report: The authors describe a case of an infant male, born from a monitored pregnancy without complications, whose skin objective examination showed a Mongolian spot occupying the entire low...

Blue Baby Syndrome (Cyanotic Newborn) and Hyperoxia Test

Blue babies lack sufficient hemoglobin, resulting in the bluish discoloration of tissues, a term referred to as cyanosis. There are three major types of cyanosis: central, peripheral and Acrocyanosis and each of them have its specific symptoms, even though the symptoms of central cyanosis overlaps with that of peripheral cyanosis. Cyanosis is diagnosed with auscultation, chest x-ray, electrocar...

Blue Baby Syndrome (Cyanotic Newborn) and Hyperoxia Test

Blue babies lack sufficient hemoglobin, resulting in the bluish discoloration of tissues, a term referred to as cyanosis. There are three major types of cyanosis: central, peripheral and Acrocyanosis and each of them have its specific symptoms, even though the symptoms of central cyanosis overlaps with that of peripheral cyanosis. Cyanosis is diagnosed with auscultation, chest x-ray, electrocar...

Blue Baby Syndrome (Cyanotic Newborn) and Hyperoxia Test

Blue babies lack sufficient hemoglobin, resulting in the bluish discoloration of tissues, a term referred to as cyanosis. There are three major types of cyanosis: central, peripheral and acrocyanosis, and each of them have its specific symptoms, even though the symptoms of central cyanosis overlaps with that of peripheral cyanosis. Cyanosis is diagnosed with auscultation, chest x-ray, electroca...

The Blue Baby Syndrome and Nitrogen Fertilisers: A High Risk in the Tropics?