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Successful intervention in a child with toxic methemoglobinemia due to nail polish remover poisoning

Children are most susceptible to accidental exposure of common household substances and one of the common household substances is nail polish remover. We are presenting a case of accidental ingestion of nail polish remover with lethal methemoglobinemia (serum methemoglobin level-72%). This patient w...

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Autores principales: Patra, Soumya, Sikka, Gurleen, Khaowas, Ajoy Kumar, Kumar, Virender
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3299099/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22412293
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5278.93205