Abstract
Methemoglobinemia is a rare disease classification related with congenital or acquired (usually iatrogenic) hemoglobin oxygenation disorder. Despite the fact that number of potentially methemoglobin forming agents is very long, methemoglobinemia is still a case-report of patients admitting to the Emergency Departments. The patient was brought after consuming resin hardener for suicidal purposes from the Center of lower reference to the hospital Emergency Department with suspected burns of the gastrointestinal tract. The patient presented cyanosis, dyspnoea and brown-colored urine on admission.
Highlights
Methemoglobinemia is a disease in which eryth- during the increase of methemoglobin level inrocytes contain methemoglobin
The oxidized form of hem except for the blue color of the skin. >70% is conloses the ability to transport oxygen, leading to sidered to be a death level but the literature tissue hypoxia independent from MetHb levels shows a case of a 2-year-old boy who survived so-called: functional anemia [1]
Oxygenation to the Fe3 + form is much easier for clude are: fetal hemoglobin and when the level of cyto- blue skin color impeding the assessment of cyachrome b5 reductase is much lower, the nosis, greater risk of methemoglobinemia in chil- in case of intoxication e.g. with aniline, it may indren
Summary
Review and recommendation for management - Acute methemoglobinemia with hemolytic anemia following suicidal use of aniline based substance. The oxidized form of hem except for the blue color of the skin.
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