What Is Blue Baby Syndrome?
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
6. Treatment
Most critical congenital heart defects, including tetralogy of Fallot, require surgery to correct. The pulmonary valve that pumps blood to the lungs may need to be enlarged, and a hole in the ventricular septum may need to be closed up so the heart can function the way it is supposed to. Symptoms of blue baby syndrome due to a heart defect should improve following successful heart surgery.
Methemoglobinemia can be treated by injection with a medication called methylene blue. This is a versatile substance also used as a dye or a mild antiseptic. When injected into a patient with methemoglobinemia, the methylene blue works to convert the methemoglobin back into hemoglobin.
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