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Vol. 21 - Num. 83

Clinical Reviews

Hypoxemia as the only manifestation of structural hemoglobinopathy

Mariana Sánchez Magdalenoa, M.ª del Carmen Mendoza Sánchezb, Mirella Gabolic, Almudena González Prietob, Susana Riesco Riescob

aMIR-Pediatría. Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Salamanca. Salamanca. España.
bServicio de Pediatría. Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Salamanca. Salamanca. España.
cServicio de Pediatría. Hospital Virgen del Rocío. Sevilla. España.

Correspondence: M Sánchez. E-mail: marianasm90@gmail.com

Reference of this article: Sánchez Magdaleno M, Mendoza Sánchez MC, Gaboli M, González Prieto A, Riesco Riesco S. Hypoxemia as the only manifestation of structural hemoglobinopathy. Rev Pediatr Aten Primaria. 2019;21:e125-e127.

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Abstract

Structural hemoglobinopathies are the result of gene mutations that cause alterations in the molecular structure of hemoglobin. They have a very variable clinical expression: from minimally symptomatic to severe pathology. We present the case of a 3-year-old boy admitted for atypical pneumonia with hypoxemia who, after 11 days of admission, maintained peripheral oxygen saturations (SpO2) of 92-94% without other symptoms, physical examination and normal cardiopulmonary study. In outpatient follow-up, peripheral desaturation persists with gasometry and normal arterial co-oxymetry. Patient's father with the same findings in pulse oximetry as in arterial blood gases. When a structural hemoglobinopathy was suspected, a genetic and electrophoretic study was performed, detecting the presence of hemoglobin Arta.

Keywords

Hemoglobinopathy Hypoxemia Pulse oximetry

 

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