Methemoglobinemia from curing salt

Methemoglobinemia from curing salt.

Congenital Methemoglobinemia

Congenital methemoglobinemia is a rare cause of cyanosis. We report a case of a girl, 17 years old with peripheral cyanosis and normal cardio-pulmonary system. She was diagnosed as a case of methemoglobinemia based on findings of polycythemia and HbM band on hemoglobin electrophoresis. We emphasize the importance of this rare entity in the differential diagnosis of cyanosis.

Methemoglobinemia from Prolonged Therapeutic Use of Phenazopyridine

Background: Phenazopyridine is often prescribed for patients suffering from urinary tract infections as its local analgesic properties can provide immediate symptomatic improvement. It is classically taken for two days while awaiting antibiotic effect. It is available without a prescription in the United States under the trade names: Azo Urinary Pain Relief, Uricalm, and Uristat. Common adverse...

About methemoglobinemia.

I would like to add to this well written article that we have also reported acquired methemoglobinemia cases with administration of cytanest in puerperal women with g6PD deficiency and infants in whom erythrocyte cytochrome 65 reductase was assoyed [1-4], which is the main enzyme for methemoglobin reductase in erythrocytes as mentioned by the authors. In addition, hereditary methemoglobinemias ...

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