Cyanosis
DDx
- Hypoxia, eg, pneumonia, pulmonary embolism, congestive heart failure (CHF), valvular heart disease, hypotension, shunt, severe anemia, high altitude
 - Cold exposure
 - Raynaud’s syndrome
 - Reflex sympathetic dystrophy
 - Methemoglobinemia
 - Thoracic outlet syndrome
 - Polyarteritis nodosa
 
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Last updated: December 1, 2014
Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Cyanosis." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. Medicine Central, im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114138/all/Cyanosis. 
Zeiger RFR. Cyanosis. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114138/all/Cyanosis. Accessed November 4, 2025.
Zeiger, R. F. (2014). Cyanosis. In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114138/all/Cyanosis
Zeiger RFR. Cyanosis [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. [cited 2025 November 04]. Available from: https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114138/all/Cyanosis.
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