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, vol.18, no.4, pp.176-178, 2018 (ESCI, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 18 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.tjem.2018.03.005
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.176-178
  • Keywords: Methemoglobinaemia, Methylene blue therapy, Hyperbaric oxygen therapy, Cyanosis, NITRITE-INDUCED METHEMOGLOBINEMIA
  • Marmara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

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.