Mysterious Case of the Blue Abdomen
Methemoglobinemia is a disease process triggered by various inciting factors.In this case, we looked at a patient presenting with a blue abdomen.We theorized that this discoloration is caused by an atypical presentation of methemoglobinemia precipitated by nitric oxide formation in a patient with colorectal cancer.
Authors
- Arie Pelta
- Randeep Hayer
- Ahmed Hammad
- Barry Brenner
Publication Details
- Journal
- Medical & Clinical Case Reports Journal
- Published
- 2024-09-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.51219/mccrj/barry-brenner/120
- Primary Topic
- Vascular Tumors and Angiosarcomas
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00