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A Case of Severe Hypoxia Caused by Phenazopyridine-Induced Methemoglobinemia: A near Fatal Event from Over-the-Counter Medication Use [PDF]
Clinics and Practice, 2022 Methemoglobinemia is a rare blood disorder characterized by the oxidation of heme iron from ferrous (Fe2+) to ferric (Fe3+) state, which increases oxygen affinity and impairs oxygen release to the tissue causing hypoxia. It can be congenital or acquired;
Ojbindra KC +4 more
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Methemoglobinemia – a Case Report and Literature Review
Acta Clinica Croatica, 2022 The objective of this case report is to present a patient with acquired methemoglobinemia due to poisoning of an unknown cause. A 55-year-old man was brought to the Emergency Department, University Hospital Center Zagreb, with an unwell appearance ...
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BENZOCAINE INDUCED METHEMOGLOBINEMIA [PDF]
Pediatric Research, 1977 Severe methemoglobinemia developed in a healthy 14-month-old infant following the topical application of a benzocaine-containing gel administered for the relief of the discomfort of teething. Congenital methemoglobinemia and hemoglobin M disease were excluded by appropriate laboratory studies.
P L, Townes, M A, Geertsma, M R, White
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Transcutaneous monitoring of hemoglobin derivatives during methemoglobinemia in rats using spectral diffuse reflectance [PDF]
Journal of Biomedical Optics, 2021 . Significance: Untreated methemoglobinemia may cause severe hypoxemia and even death when methemoglobin levels in the blood stream exceed 70%. Although CO-oximetry can be used to monitor the response to treatment for methemoglobinemia, it is costly and ...
F. Khatun, Y. Aizu, I. Nishidate
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Benzocaine-Induced Methemoglobinemia. A Clinical Case
Педиатрическая фармакология, 2018 The article describes a clinical case of the development of a severe, life-threatening methemoglobinemia in a patient with a dystrophic form of congenital epidermolysis bullosa while receiving a drug containing benzocaine.
Rustem F. Tepaev +6 more
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Methemoglobinemia caused by dapsone overdose: Which treatment is best?
Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2015 Increase of methemoglobin level is named as methemoglobinemia characterized by functional anemia and tissue hypoxia. Methemoglobinemia can be congenital, but acquired form are more often caused by various drugs and toxins.
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Indoxacarb poisoning causing methemoglobinemia treated with parenteral vitamin C: a case report
Journal of Medical Case ReportsIntroduction This case study reports on a suicide attempt involving indoxacarb and vitamin C. Indoxacarb is a neurotoxic insecticide used in agriculture and as a flea controller in pets.
Lokesh Koumar Sivanandam +7 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.
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Risk of acquired methemoglobinemia with different topical anesthetics during endoscopic procedures
Local and Regional Anesthesia, 2011 Srikanth Vallurupalli1, Shalini Manchanda21Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL, USA; 2Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Occupational Medicine ...
Vallurupalli S, Manchanda S
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Case report of congenital methemoglobinemia: an uncommon cause of neonatal cyanosis
Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology, 2022 Background Methemoglobinemia can be an acquired or congenital condition. The acquired form occurs from exposure to oxidative agents. Congenital methemoglobinemia is a rare and potentially life-threatening cause of cyanosis in newborns that can be caused ...
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