Nosocomial Methemoglobinemia Resulting from Self-Administration of Benzocaine Spray

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 of benzocaine spray. A 27-year-old woman was...

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Autores principales: Hoffman, Christopher, Abubakar, Hawa, Kalikiri, Pramood, Green, Michael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4641172/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26605091
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/685304

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4641172/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26605091
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/685304

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