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Acute methaemoglobinaemia due to ingestion of nitrobenzene (paint solvent)
A case of acute poisoning with nitrobenzene is presented where clinical evaluation and timely management, with repeated intravenous methylene blue helped to save a life. It is important to take care of the secondary cycling of nitrobenzene from body stores in patients presenting late, after heavy ex...
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| Formato: | Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Medknow Publications
2010
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2900745/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20661357 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5049.63635 |
| Sumario: | A case of acute poisoning with nitrobenzene is presented where clinical evaluation and timely management, with repeated intravenous methylene blue helped to save a life. It is important to take care of the secondary cycling of nitrobenzene from body stores in patients presenting late, after heavy exposure. |
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