Severe methemoglobinemia due to food intoxication in infants

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ID Serval
serval:BIB_20F609DE9F9B
Type
Article: article d'un périodique ou d'un magazine.
Sous-type
Etude de cas (case report): rapporte une observation et la commente brièvement.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Titre
Severe methemoglobinemia due to food intoxication in infants
Périodique
Pediatric Emergency Care
Auteur⸱e⸱s
Murone  A. J., Stucki  P., Roback  M. G., Gehri  M.
ISSN
1535-1815 (Electronic)
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
08/2005
Volume
21
Numéro
8
Pages
536-8
Notes
Case Reports
Journal Article --- Old month value: Aug
Résumé
The purpose of this case report is to illustrate food intoxication in infants as a consequence of fennel ingestion. Four cases of methemoglobinemia (MetHb) are presented here. Each patient ate homemade fennel puree a few hours prior to arriving to the emergency department with cyanosis unresponsive to oxygen, in the absence of suspected cyanotic heart disease. All 4 patients received treatment with methylene blue and fully recovered. Our cases emphasize that improper handling and storing of vegetables can lead to life-threatening MetHb.
Mots-clé
Cyanosis/etiology Enzyme Inhibitors/therapeutic use Female Foeniculum/*poisoning Food Poisoning/complications/diagnosis Humans Infant Male Methemoglobinemia/*etiology Methylene Blue/therapeutic use Plant Poisoning/complications/*diagnosis
Pubmed
Web of science
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24/01/2008 17:46
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20/08/2019 13:57
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