Rare Case of Transcutaneous Oxygen Desaturation in a Cancer Patient: A Case Report and Diagnostic Approach for a Recurrent Problem.

We present a case of a 73-year-old cancer patient with low transcutaneous oxygen saturation who was transferred to the intensive care unit after deployment of the rapid response team. Differential diagnosis remained broad until methemoglobinemia (MetHb) was detected.MetHb was induced by administration of rasburicase, which was given to prevent tumor lysis syndrome.