Abstract |
Methaemoglobinaemia due to nitrite poisoning is rare. Awareness of this condition in the cyanosed patient not responding to oxygenation and timely administration of methylene blue may be life saving. We report a case of methaemoglobinaemia as a result of sodium nitrite poisoning.
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Authors | Renu Saigal, Laxmi Kant Goyal, Abhishek Agrawal, Dilip Wadhwani, Pradeep Mittal, R N Yadav, P D Meena |
Journal | The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India
(J Assoc Physicians India)
Vol. 62
Issue 8
Pg. 737-8
(Aug 2014)
ISSN: 0004-5772 [Print] India |
PMID | 25856950
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Female
- Humans
- Methemoglobinemia
(chemically induced)
- Nitrates
(poisoning)
- Young Adult
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