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Case Reports
. 2004 Sep;16(6):455-7.
doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2003.10.005.

Anesthetic management of a patient with congenital methemoglobinemia

Marco A Maurtua  1 , Lisa Emmerling, Zeyd Ebrahim
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Case Reports

Anesthetic management of a patient with congenital methemoglobinemia

Marco A Maurtua et al. J Clin Anesth. 2004 Sep.

Abstract

A knowledge of congenital methemoglobinemia is essential to deliver a safe anesthetic to this group of patients. We report the case of a 33-year-old patient with congenital methemoglobinemia undergoing a gynecological procedure, and discuss the anesthetic implications. The etiology, pathophysiology, classification, diagnosis, clinical manifestations, anesthetic considerations, treatment options, and postoperative management are also discussed.

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