cyanosis, acute

Description

Dark or bluish color of the skin caused by oxygen-deficient blood; methemoglobinemia is one of the rare causes of acute cyanosis;

Category

Skin

ICD-9 Code

782.5

ICD-10 Code

R23.0

Medical Subject Heading

Diseases

Diseases associated with this finding or symptom:

• Anthrax
• Cholera
• Diphtheria
• Fumigants, acute toxic effect
• Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome
• Melioidosis
• Meningococcal infection
• Methemoglobinemia, acute
• Plague
• Pneumonitis, toxic