[Is circumoral cyanosis a sign of peripheral or of central cyanosis?]. / Is 'het maskertje' teken van perifere of van centrale cyanose?

ABSTRACT

Two hundred Dutch paediatricians were invited to give their description and interpretation of the concept of 'circumoral cyanosis'. Analysis of the results shows great inter-doctor variability 63% considered the circumoral cyanosis as a pathologic sign and 70% as an expression of central cyanosis, although in textbooks and publications this sign is defined as an expression of peripheral cyanosis and is not considered to be pathological.