1,4-diaminobenzene and diphenylamine-induced severe methemoglobinaemia treated by hyperbaric oxygen therapy – Case report
Methemoglobin is an oxidized form of hemoglobin that is not capable of carrying oxygen. Exposure to exogenous oxidizing agents can cause severe methemoglobinemia and subsequent hypoxia. This article presents the rare case of a 23-year old patient with methemoglobinemia of 54.2% of total hemoglobin,...
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| Language: | English |
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Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine
2018-05-01
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| Series: | Medycyna Pracy |
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| Online Access: | http://www.journalssystem.com/medpr/Zastosowanie-tlenoterapii-hiperbarycznej-w-ciezkiej-methemoglobinemii-wywolanej-zatruciem,82218,0,2.html |