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Frontiers in MedicineMethemoglobinemia is a condition caused by elevated levels of methemoglobin (MetHb) in the blood, a reduced form of hemoglobin that cannot properly bind to oxygen, interfering with delivery to tissues.
Brendan M. Coyne +3 more
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Nosocomial Methemoglobinemia Resulting from Self-Administration of Benzocaine Spray
Case Reports in Anesthesiology, 2015 Methemoglobinemia is life-threatening and bears pathognomonic signs difficult to diagnose in real time. Local anesthetics are widely used and are known for eliciting this condition. We report a case of methemoglobinemia secondary to self-administered use
Christopher Hoffman +3 more
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Feline primary erythrocytosis: a multicentre case series of 18 cats [PDF]
, 2018 A retrospective multicentre case series of feline primary erythrocytosis (PE) was evaluated. The aim was to gain better understanding of disease presentation and progression to guide management and prognostication. Case records were assessed for evidence
Balazs Szladovits +7 more
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A Case Report of Acute-on-Chronic Methemoglobinemia
Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency MedicineIntroduction: Methemoglobinemia is a rare hematologic disorder of hemoglobin, in which iron contained within the heme moiety becomes oxidized from ferrous iron to ferric iron at a concentration greater than 1% in the blood.
Gabriel Lathrop, Rodney Fullmer
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Subperiosteal Hematoma of orbit an interesting case report and review of literature [PDF]
Subperiosteal Hematoma orbit is an uncommon disorder which may occur following injury to orbit.\ud Ofcourse there are other causes that cause this condition as well. This condition has been reported\ud in young adults.
Balasubramanian, Thiagarajan
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Dapsone-induced methemoglobinemia: "Saturation gap"-The key to diagnosis
Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology, 2014 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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L-arginine, a nitric oxide precursor, reduces dapsone-induced methemoglobinemia in rats [PDF]
, 2012 Dapsone use is frequently associated to hematological side effects such as methemoglobinemia and hemolytic anemia, which are related to N-hydroxylation mediated by the P450 enzyme system.
Bergamaschi, Mateus Machado +5 more
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Life-threatening intoxication with methylene bis(thiocyanate): clinical picture and pitfalls. A case report [PDF]
, 2006 Background Methylene bis(thiocyanate) (MBT) is a microbiocidal agent mainly used in industrial water cooling systems and paper mills as an inhibitor of algae, fungi, and bacteria.
Claude Braun +14 more
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A Case of Infantile Methemoglobinemia
Haseki Tıp Bülteni, 2018 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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Drug-Induced Methemoglobinemia: a Case Report and Review of Literature
Southwest Respiratory and Critical Care Chronicles, 2014 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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