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Hematology Reports, 2023 Methemoglobinemia is an acute medical emergency that requires prompt correction. Physicians should have a high degree of suspicion of methemoglobinemia in cases that present with hypoxemia that does not resolve with supplemental oxygenation, and they ...
Sasmith R. Menakuru +4 more
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Factitious methemoglobinemia [PDF]
American Journal of Hematology, 1999 We report the case of a 26 year-old female who was treated on numerous occasions for methemoglobinemia believed secondary to surreptitious abuse of dapsone as part of a factitious disorder.
K M, Carr +3 more
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Drug induced methemoglobinemia: a case report [PDF]
, 2022 Methemoglobinemia (MetHb) is an uncommon cause of central cyanosis and hence, not frequently considered in the differential diagnosis. Methemoglobin is an abnormal form of hemoglobin which is produced physiologically due to autooxidation. If this process
Dalal, Shrushti Y., Dalal, Prateek V.
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Acute methemoglobinemia after a normal diet [PDF]
Journal of Medicine and Life Science, 2021 Methemoglobin is generated by the oxidation of ferrous iron to ferric iron within a hemoglobin molecule. Methemoglobin is unable to bind and transport oxygen, resulting in methemoglobinemia, which can lead to fatal tissue hypoxia.
Sung Kgun Lee, Jeong Ho Kang
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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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Healthy blue man: congenital methemoglobinemia [PDF]
, 2017 Congenital methemoglobinemia, though often discussed in medical teachings is rarely encountered in clinical practice as the condition is asymptomatic.
B. V. Nagabhushana Rao +7 more
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Methylene blue and hyperbaric oxygen treatment in dapson-induced methemoglobinemia
Ankara Medical Journal, 2021 Methemoglobinemia is the presence of excessive methemoglobin in the blood. Methemoglobinemia is a rare but clinically important condition that should be considered among the differential diagnoses of cyanosis. It is a fast and relatively easy-to-diagnose
Gülhan Kurtoğlu Çelik +2 more
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Nitrobenzene poisoning with methemoglobinemia [PDF]
, 1970 Nitrobenzene is a rarely encountered poison in clinical practice. Methemoglobinemia associated with the poisoning can be fatal. Early identification of methemoglobinemia and treatment with methylene blue and supportive measures can prevent mortality ...
Padyana, Mahesha +2 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 ...
Ida Ivek +5 more
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Chapter 15 Nitrates and Methemoglobinemia
, 2022 Methemoglobinemia is characterized by a blue color to the skin, hypoxia that does not respond to administered oxygen, chocolate-colored blood, and shortness of breath. There are two main types of methemoglobinemia.
Fossen Johnson, Sarah
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