Cost of Beauty; Prilocaine Induced Methemoglobinemia

SUMMARY: Prilocaine induced methemoglobinemia is a rare entity. In the present paper, the authors aim to draw attention to the importance of this rare condition by reporting this case. A 30-year-old female presented to Emergency Department with headache, dispnea and cyanosis. The patient has a histo...

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Main Authors: Elif KILICLI, Gokhan AKSEL, Betul AKBUGA OZEL, Cemil KAVALCI, Dilek SUVEREN ARTUK
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-12-01
Series:Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452247316300723