Methemoglobinemia presenting in a circumcised baby following application of prilocaine: a case report

INTRODUCTION: Local anesthesia with prilocaine has become a routine part of ambulatory circumcision procedures. Methemoglobinemia is a rare but potentially lethal complication of local anesthetics. CASE PRESENTATION: We report the case of a 40-day-old Turkish boy who presented with cyanosis after re...

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Autores principales: Ozdogan, Hatice, Osma, Selcan, Aydin, Gozde B, Dinc, Avni, Ozgun, Gulten
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Case report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2829598/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20181170
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-4-49

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2829598/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20181170
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-4-49

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