Lack of oxygen in the blood causes a bluish discoloration in the
skin or mucous membranes called cyanosis. Most cyanosis is seen as
a result of congenital heart disease, pulmonary disease, or as a
terminal event as in cardiopulmonary arrest.
Review Date: 05/25/2011
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of
General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington
School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical
Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
