Why so blue? A novel presentation of methaemoglobinaemia secondary to an inhaled occupational nitric acid exposure
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DOI: 10.1080/15563650.2024.2440547
Abstract: Abstract Introduction Nitric and hydrofluoric acids are commonly used in the commercial cleaning industry. We are unaware of reports of nitric acid inhalation forming methaemoglobin. Additionally, methaemoglobinaemia and treatment with methylthioninium chloride (methylene blue) may… read more here.
Keywords: nitric acid; methaemoglobinaemia; methylthioninium chloride; toxicology ... See more keywords
Methaemoglobinaemia due to food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome
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DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2020-321531
Abstract: CASE PRESENTATION A 25dayold term infant presented with fever, diarrhoea and 10% wt loss since birth (figure 1A) and 80% oxygen saturation in ambient air. His heart rate was 178 beats/min and blood pressure was… read more here.
Keywords: methaemoglobinaemia due; formula; enterocolitis syndrome; methaemoglobinaemia ... See more keywords
Congenital methaemoglobinaemia diagnosed in an adolescent boy
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DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2018-228470
Abstract: A 14-year-old boy of Asian origin presented with a history of bluish discolouration of the finger and toenail bed with associated mild fatiguability on exertion since early childhood. Clinical examination revealed bilaterally symmetric uniform central… read more here.
Keywords: methaemoglobinaemia diagnosed; methaemoglobinaemia; boy; adolescent boy ... See more keywords
Benzocaine-induced methaemoglobinaemia in an adolescent with sepsis
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DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2021-248013
Abstract: Methaemoglobinaemia is a potentially life-threatening condition characterised by hypoxaemia, cyanosis, pallor, fatigue, metabolic acidosis, headache and in severe cases, coma or death. Topical anaesthetics have been reported to cause methaemoglobinaemia. Topical benzocaine was specifically implicated… read more here.
Keywords: methaemoglobinaemia adolescent; sepsis; benzocaine induced; benzocaine ... See more keywords
Methaemalbumin: a diagnostic surrogate for methaemoglobinaemia and treatment with red cell exchange in a patient with thalassaemia
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DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2022-252885
Abstract: A man in his 30s with alpha thalassaemia (four-alpha globin gene deletion) presented with 1 week of shortness of breath and 1 month of general malaise. Pulse oximetry monitoring revealed low peripheral oxygen saturation of approximately 80%… read more here.
Keywords: red cell; methaemoglobinaemia; oxygen; cell exchange ... See more keywords
Methaemoglobinaemia Can Complicate Normothermic Machine Perfusion of Human Livers
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DOI: 10.3389/fsurg.2021.634777
Abstract: Background: Although liver normothermic machine perfusion is increasingly used clinically, there are few reports of complications or adverse events. Many centers perform liver NMP to viability test suboptimal grafts, often for prolonged periods. In addition,… read more here.
Keywords: methaemoglobinaemia; perfusion; normothermic machine; human livers ... See more keywords
Case Report: Congenital Methaemoglobinaemia Type 1: Benign Cyanosis?
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DOI: 10.52964/amja.0893
Abstract: Type 1 congenital methaemoglobinaemia is a rare cause of cyanosis which may manifest in affected individuals during concomitant illness. Treatment indications and aims differ from that of acquired methaemoglobinaemia. Type 1 methaemoglobinaemia is a distinct… read more here.
Keywords: congenital methaemoglobinaemia; cyanosis; methaemoglobinaemia; type ... See more keywords