Hereditary methemoglobinemia manifesting in adolescence [PDF]
Methemoglobinemia is an uncommon cause of cyanosis that may present at any age. Although acquired methemoglobinemia secondary to exposure to oxidative stressors is the most common cause of methemoglobinemia in adults, hereditary methemoglobinemia has to ...
Mazen A Badawi +3 more
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Toxic Methemoglobinemia Caused by Prilocaine: Presentation of Two Cases [PDF]
Prilocaine is a local anesthetic agent used in many areas, but it may cause the methemoglobinemia, a life-threatening side effect. As a result, hypoxia may develop in the tissues.
Yeliz Bilir, Hülya Sungurtekin
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Risk of acquired methemoglobinemia with different topical anesthetics during endoscopic procedures [PDF]
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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The Incidence of Methemoglobinemia Due to Prilocaine Use in Circumcision [PDF]
Objective:Local anesthesia with prilocaine is widely used in circumcision procedures. However, the incidence of methemoglobinemia due to prilocaine use during these procedures remains unknown.
Deniz Arslan +2 more
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Benzocaine-Induced Methemoglobinemia. A Clinical Case [PDF]
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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A Case of Infantile Methemoglobinemia [PDF]
Methemoglobinemia is a disease developing as a result of oxidation of iron in hemoglobin from Fe+2 to Fe+3 and causing cyanosis due to inadequate oxygen transport to tissues.
Kamil Şahin +4 more
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Alimentary water-nitrate methemoglobinemia in children in Ternopil region [PDF]
This article considered the problem of spreading nitrate and nitrite contamination of the water and food, which leads to alimentary water-nitrate methemoglobinemia. Also, we presented the results of our research to show the relevance of methemoglobinemia,
А.B. Kabakova +2 more
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Drug-Induced Methemoglobinemia: a Case Report and Review of Literature [PDF]
Drugs, including those used during diagnostic procedures, can have adverse effects and potentially serious side-effects, especially in complicated patients with significant comorbidity.
Ahmed Zedan, Sabry Omar, Mahmoud Fenire
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Dapsone-induced methemoglobinemia: "Saturation gap"-The key to diagnosis [PDF]
Two cases of Acquired Methemoglobinemia are presented. The significance of a high index of suspicion for diagnosisis emphasized, especially in the presence of a "saturation gap".
Shivinder Singh +3 more
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Management of Congenital Methemoglobinemia in the Perioperative Setting: A Case Report and Review of Current Literature [PDF]
Moncef Ben Ghoulem Ben Saad, Arunabha Karmakar, Tayseer Salih Mohamed Salih, Wajeeha Arshad, Muhammad Jaffar Khan Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Perioperative MedicineHamad Medical Corporation, Doha, QatarCorrespondence: Muhammad Jaffar ...
Ben Ghoulem Ben Saad M +4 more
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