The 'blue baby' syndrome results from:

The 'blue baby' syndrome results from:
  1. excess of TDS (total dissolved solids)
  2. excess of chloride
  3. methaemoglobin
  4. excess of dissolved oxygen

Solution

Infant methemoglobinemia is also called "blue baby syndrome." It is a condition where a baby's skin turns blue. This happens when there is not enough oxygen in the blood. Methemoglobinemia is a condition that some babies are born with (congenital) or some develop early in life (acquired).

Asked in: NEET 2006

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