Methemoglobinemia treated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy: A case report

Altintop I., Sanri E., Tatli M., Akcin M. E., DENİZBAŞI ALTINOK A.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE, cilt.18, sa.4, ss.176-178, 2018 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 18 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.tjem.2018.03.005
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.176-178
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Methemoglobinaemia, Methylene blue therapy, Hyperbaric oxygen therapy, Cyanosis, NITRITE-INDUCED METHEMOGLOBINEMIA
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Methemoglobinemia is a rare but clinically important condition that should be considered among differential diagnosis in cyanosis. The conventional treatments of methemoglobinemia are high flow oxygen and methylene blue therapies.