Prilocaine-Induced Methemoglobinemia

Prilocaine-induced Methemoglobinemia.

Cost of Beauty; Prilocaine Induced Methemoglobinemia

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 history of 1000-1200 mg of prilocaine subcutaneous injection for hair removal at a beauty center, 5 hours ago. ...

Methemoglobinemia induced by lidocaine-prilocaine cream.

With growing awareness of the importance of pain control in all procedures, the use of lidocaine-prilocaine cream (EMLA) for all ages is increasing. Lidocaine-prilocaine cream has been implicated as a cause of methemoglobinemia. Diagnostic clues may be oxygen-resistant cyanosis and an oxygen "saturation gap" between arterial blood saturation and pulse oximetry. Treatment with intravenous methyl...

A Case Report of Prilocaine-Induced Methemoglobinemia after Liposuction Procedure

Prilocaine-induced methemoglobinemia is a rarely seen condition. In this paper, a case is presented with methemoglobinemia developed secondary to prilocaine use in a liposuction procedure, and the importance of this rarely seen condition is emphasized. A 20-year-old female patient presented with complaints of prostration, lassitude, shivering, shortness of breath, and cyanosis. It was learned t...

Methemoglobinemia after local anesthesia with prilocaine: a case report.

Address for Correspondence: Halil Doğan, Department of Emergency, Bakırkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey E-mail: [email protected] ©Copyright 2016 by Emergency Physicians Association of Turkey Available online at www.jemcr.org Introduction For erythrocytes, which contain hemoglobin, to carry oxygen to tissues, the iron content of hemoglobin should be in th...