Acute methemoglobinemia due to ingestion of nitrobenzene (paint solvent)
A case of acute poisoning with nitrobenzene is presented where clinical evaluation and timely management, with repeated intravenous methylene blue helped to save a life. It is important to take care of the secondary cycling of nitrobenzene from body stores in patients presenting late, after heavy ex...
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doaj-6d351df05f224a91a0389b335a0a57072020-11-24T21:36:36ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Anaesthesia0019-50492010-01-0154216016210.4103/0019-5049.63635Acute methemoglobinemia due to ingestion of nitrobenzene (paint solvent)Hema SaxenaAnand Prakash SaxenaA case of acute poisoning with nitrobenzene is presented where clinical evaluation and timely management, with repeated intravenous methylene blue helped to save a life. It is important to take care of the secondary cycling of nitrobenzene from body stores in patients presenting late, after heavy exposure.http://www.ijaweb.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5049;year=2010;volume=54;issue=2;spage=160;epage=162;aulast=SaxenaAcute methemoglobinemiamethylene bluenitrobenzene poisoning |
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Hema Saxena Anand Prakash Saxena Acute methemoglobinemia due to ingestion of nitrobenzene (paint solvent) Indian Journal of Anaesthesia Acute methemoglobinemia methylene blue nitrobenzene poisoning |
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Acute methemoglobinemia due to ingestion of nitrobenzene (paint solvent) |
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Acute methemoglobinemia due to ingestion of nitrobenzene (paint solvent) |
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Acute methemoglobinemia due to ingestion of nitrobenzene (paint solvent) |
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Acute methemoglobinemia due to ingestion of nitrobenzene (paint solvent) |
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Acute methemoglobinemia due to ingestion of nitrobenzene (paint solvent) |
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acute methemoglobinemia due to ingestion of nitrobenzene (paint solvent) |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications |
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Indian Journal of Anaesthesia |
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0019-5049 |
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2010-01-01 |
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A case of acute poisoning with nitrobenzene is presented where clinical evaluation and timely management, with repeated intravenous methylene blue helped to save a life. It is important to take care of the secondary cycling of nitrobenzene from body stores in patients presenting late, after heavy exposure. |
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Acute methemoglobinemia methylene blue nitrobenzene poisoning |
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