Did You Know? Mr.Spocks fictional character in the Star Trek, bleed green blood during his leg surgery in Canada. In this unnatural case, Mr.Spocks a 42 year old man with green blood. Doctors found out that it was due to rare condition called "sulhaemoglobinaemia", where sulphur is included into the oxygen carrying compound haemoglobin in red blood cells.The source of sulphur was large doses of sumatriptan- 200 milligrams a day that the man had been taking for migraine. The man had undergone urgent surgery because he had developed a dangerous condition in his legs by sleeping in a sitting position. Asciotomis- limb saving procedures were conducted on man, which involved making surgical incisions to relieve pressure and swelling caused by the man’s condition, known as the compartment syndrome. The syndrome involve swelling and pressure in a restricted space which limits blood flow and causes localized tissues and damage to the nerves. The syndrome behind this syndrome is trauma, internal bleeding or a wound dressing. +Myst+ -hmmm-
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