Unusual cause of severe toxic methemoglobinemia in an infant: a case report

Toxic methemoglobinemia is an uncommon blood disorder induced by exposure to certain oxidizing agents and drugs. In severe cases, this condition may rapidly lead to major cardiopulmonary compromise and constitutes an emergency requiring prompt recognition and early management. We report an unusual c...

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Autores principales: Bouziri, Asma, Khaldi, Ammar, Menif, Khaled, Jaballah, Nejla Ben
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2010
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2850983/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20414384
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12245-009-0149-0
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author Bouziri, Asma
Khaldi, Ammar
Menif, Khaled
Jaballah, Nejla Ben
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description Toxic methemoglobinemia is an uncommon blood disorder induced by exposure to certain oxidizing agents and drugs. In severe cases, this condition may rapidly lead to major cardiopulmonary compromise and constitutes an emergency requiring prompt recognition and early management. We report an unusual case of severe toxic methemoglobinemia following wide cutaneous application of a pomade containing benzocaine, resorcin, and oxyquinoline (Nestosyl®) in an infant.
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spelling pubmed-28509832010-04-22 Unusual cause of severe toxic methemoglobinemia in an infant: a case report Bouziri, Asma Khaldi, Ammar Menif, Khaled Jaballah, Nejla Ben Int J Emerg Med Case Report Toxic methemoglobinemia is an uncommon blood disorder induced by exposure to certain oxidizing agents and drugs. In severe cases, this condition may rapidly lead to major cardiopulmonary compromise and constitutes an emergency requiring prompt recognition and early management. We report an unusual case of severe toxic methemoglobinemia following wide cutaneous application of a pomade containing benzocaine, resorcin, and oxyquinoline (Nestosyl®) in an infant. Springer-Verlag 2010-02-27 /pmc/articles/PMC2850983/ /pubmed/20414384 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12245-009-0149-0 Text en © Springer-Verlag London Ltd 2010
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Unusual cause of severe toxic methemoglobinemia in an infant: a case report
title Unusual cause of severe toxic methemoglobinemia in an infant: a case report
title_full Unusual cause of severe toxic methemoglobinemia in an infant: a case report
title_fullStr Unusual cause of severe toxic methemoglobinemia in an infant: a case report
title_full_unstemmed Unusual cause of severe toxic methemoglobinemia in an infant: a case report
title_short Unusual cause of severe toxic methemoglobinemia in an infant: a case report
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2850983/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20414384
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12245-009-0149-0
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