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Peritonsillar Abscess/Methemoglobinemia Simulation Case
MedEdPORTAL, 2013 This resource is a simulation case intended for medical students and residents in emergency medicine. The case involves a patient who presents with a sore throat that progresses into a medication-induced methemoglobinemia after drainage.
John Ashurst, Terrence E. Goyke
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‘Acute leukemia in congenital methehemoglobinemia - an enigma to explore’
Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives, 2019 Congenital methemoglobinemia is a rare disease, resulting in increased oxygen affinity and impaired oxygen delivery to the tissues. While there have been studies that have linked acquired methemoglobinemia in almost 79% of leukemia patients, to the best ...
Jaafar F. Al-Khafaji +6 more
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An acquired acute methemoglobinemia from dietary sources: Case reports and literature review
Emergency Care Journal, 2021 Methemoglobinemia is an alteration of the oxidative state of hemoglobin. When methemoglobin values rise above 10%, the symptoms and signs related to this condition appear, such as cyanosis, respiratory problems, fatigue and headache.
Angela Mauro +6 more
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MedEdPORTAL, 2014 Abstract This simulation is the recreation of an emergency department (ED) case regarding a patient presenting with cyanosis caused by methemoglobinemia. The patient had a previous ED visit that was vaguer, with far less dramatic changes in vital signs and documented physical findings.
Richard Stair, Luan Lawson
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Frontiers in PediatricsBackgroundCyanosis is a common clinical finding in infants and children. Particularly, central cyanosis can be associated with significant and potentially life-threatening diseases.
Lin Wang +8 more
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Methemoglobinemia Caused by an Inert Ingredient after Intentional Ingestion of Pesticide [PDF]
Korean Journal of Critical Care Medicine, 2014 We report two cases of toxic methemoglobinemia caused by an inert ingredient in pesticide product after intentional ingestion of pesticide. First, 51-year-old male visited to the emergency department (ED) after the ingestion of pesticide in a suicide ...
Ru Bi Jeong +6 more
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Clinical Case Reports, 2021 The co‐occurrence of acute hemolysis and methemoglobinemia secondary to favism in G6PD deficient individuals is rare. Identifying it promptly is of high clinical significance as treating methemoglobinemia (with methylene blue) can worsen hemolysis.
Fateen Ata +7 more
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Heterogeneity of the molecular biology of methemoglobinemia: a study of eight consecutive patients
Haematologica, 2005 Congenital methemoglobinemia can be caused by mutations involving five different genes. We studied the etiology and molecular biology of eight consecutive patients with methemoglobinemia. Four had b5R mutations; two were novel.
J Maran, Y Guan, CN Ou, JT Prchal
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Mechanisms of erythrocytes' damage after toxic effects of methemoglobin poisons
Бюллетень сибирской медицины, 2006 Structural properties of lipid component of erythrocyte membrane of Wistar rats with methemoglobinemia were investigated after one injection of sodium nitrite and phenylhydrazin chloride in DL50 dose.
O. N. Filippova +5 more
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Dapsone-induced methemoglobinemia in a patient of lichen planus: A case report
Apollo Medicine, 2023 Introduction: Methemoglobin (MetHb) is the rare form of hemoglobin (Hb) produced by abnormal oxidation of Hb. Methemoglobinemia may be hereditary or acquired after exposure to certain drugs, toxins, chemicals, food, etc., Case Presentation: Here, we ...
Kanisha Shah +3 more
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