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Congenital methemoglobinaemia due to Hb F-M-Fort Ripley in a preterm newborn.
BMJ case reports - 11 Mar 2016
Ghotra Satvinder, Jangaard Krista, Pambrun Chantale, Fernandez Conrad Vincent
Abstract excerpt
Methemoglobinaemia is a rare cause of cyanosis in newborns. Congenital methemoglobinaemias due to M haemoglobin or deficiency of cytochrome b5 reductase are even rarer. We present a case of congenital methemoglobinaemia presenting at birth in a preterm infant. A baby boy born at 29 weeks and 3 days of gestation had persistent central cyanosis immediately after delivery, not attributable to a respiratory or...
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