Gene/Protein
Disease
Symptom
Drug
Enzyme
Compound
Pivot Concepts:
Gene/Protein
Disease
Symptom
Drug
Enzyme
Compound
Target Concepts:
Gene/Protein
Disease
Symptom
Drug
Enzyme
Compound
Query: UMLS:C0019045 (
hemoglobinopathies
)
2,704
document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)
Methemoglobinemia is a rare but easily diagnosed disease which may resemble cyanotic congenital heart disease. Toxic agents, mainly nitrate absorption, are often responsible and may reveal an underlying permanent or transient enzyme deficiency. Methemoglobinemia is of poor prognosis if secondary to
hemoglobin disorders
or congenital enzyme deficiency.
Methylene blue
is a good aid to diagnosis and a treatment of choice.
...
PMID:[Non-cardiac cyanosis: methemoglobinemia in infants]. 164 40
