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Indian Journal of Emergency Medicine 9(3):p 83-84, July-September 2023. | DOI: 10.21088/ijem.2395.311X.9323.6
Case Report
The Adult! Blue Baby
Ketan D Patel, Rignesh Patel, Shikha Patel, Jay Sutariya, Heer Jhala
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Indian Journal of Emergency Medicine 9(3):p 83-84, July-September 2023. | DOI: 10.21088/ijem.2395.311X.9323.6
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Patel KD, Patel R, Patel S, et al. The Adult! Blue Baby. Indian J Emerg Med. 2023;9(3):83–4.Timeline
Received : March 06, 2023
Accepted : April 04, 2023
Published : May 09, 2023
Abstract
Central cyanosis is common clinical presentation in neonates and infants which is highly associated with congenital heart diseases (CHD) but this presentation is very unusual in adults presenting only with fever. However, thinking of central cyanosis in adults can lead us to variety of causes ranging from pulmonary embolism to valvular heart defects as well as arteriovenous malformation and poisoning. Through clinical evaluation and point of care echocardiography gives the insight of unusual diagnosis.
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Patel KD, Patel R, Patel S, et al. The Adult! Blue Baby. Indian J Emerg Med. 2023;9(3):83–4.
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| March 06, 2023 | April 04, 2023 | May 09, 2023 |
DOI: 10.21088/ijem.2395.311X.9323.6
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FeverCyanosisPan systolic murmurCongenital Heart DiseaseTetralogy of fallot (ToF)EchocardiogramSearch for Similar Articles
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| Received | March 06, 2023 |
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