An unusual cause for cyanosis.

Neonatal Cyanosis: Diagnostic and Management Challenges

Neonatal central cyanosis is always a sign of serious pathological processes and may involve diverse organs and impose a significant diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. Here, we report an unusual presentation of Ebstein's anomaly, a rare congenital heart malformation, as the cause of central cyanosis in a one-week-old full-term infant. Initiation of PEG(1) therapy in neonates with Ebstein's a...

Methemoglobinemia: an unusual cause of postoperative cyanosis.

Methemoglobinemia, although rare, must be considered in surgical patients presenting with acute respiratory distress and cyanosis. We report two cases of methemoglobinemia in patients undergoing aortic reconstruction. The first patient developed methemoglobinemia while on a nitroglycerin infusion, and the second after receiving benzocaine spray before intubation. Both patients were treated with...

A New Method for Removal of Supraglottic Leech Infestation, an Unusual Cause of Hemoptysis.

Foreign bodies in upper airway may have various presentations and be life threatening. Leeches can attach to upper airway and cause serious problems. Herein we report a 55-year-old man with hemoptysis due to attachment of leech and explain our technique for its removal.

Sedating drugs and breastfeeding.

QUESTION If a mother takes a sedating drug during breastfeeding, will it cause central nervous system (CNS) depression in her breastfed baby? ANSWER In some cases (eg, with the use of codeine or oxycodone) sedating drugs will likely cause CNS depression in breastfed infants and in other cases (eg, with the use of benzodiazepines) they will likely not. Mothers using sedating drugs should monit...

Chronic Occlusion of the Superior Vena Cava Resulting in Cyanosis in an Adult: Unusual Case Highlighting the Value of Collaboration Between Adult and Congenital Cardiology Services.