A Case of Congenital Methemoglobinemia: Rare but Real

Methemoglobin (MetHb) is a form of hemoglobin in which iron in Hb is in an oxidized form (ferric) instead of ferrous, making it difficult to bind with oxygen. Usually, MetHb is present in small quantities (<1%) in humans, but once MetHb increases beyond 3%, the condition is known as methemoglobin...

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Autores principales: Paudel, Sanjay, Adhikari, Nirajan, Mandal, Shobha, Srivatana, Panit
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9110037/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35592205
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.24152

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9110037/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35592205
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.24152

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