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Case Reports
. 2006 Dec;32(8):1060-1.
doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2006.04.005. Epub 2006 Oct 5.

Methemoglobinemia by cerium nitrate poisoning

Rachid Attof  1 , Christophe Magnin, Marc Bertin-Maghit, Laure Olivier, Sylvie Tissot, Paul Petit
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Methemoglobinemia by cerium nitrate poisoning

Rachid Attof et al. Burns. 2006 Dec.

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  • Burns. 2007 May;33(3):403. Rachid, Attof [corrected to Attof, Rachid]; Christophe, Magnin [corrected to Magnin, Christophe]; Marc, Bertin-Maghit [corrected to Bertin-Maghit, Marc]; Laure, Olivier [corrected to Olivier, Laure]; Sylvie, Tissot [corrected to Tissot, Sylvie]; Paul, Peti

Abstract

Cerium nitrate is a topical antiseptic used with silver sulfadiazine (Flammacerium) for the treatment of serious burns. This topical agent can induce methemoglobinemia, but no cases have been reported in the recent literature. In this article, we present the case of a 16-year old girl, with third-degree burns over 95% of her body. After daily dressings of Flammacerium, on the sixth day she developed a bluish skin coloring. When tested for methemoglobinemia, levels of 31.8% were found. These returned to normal after classic treatment with Methylene blue.

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  • Methaemoglobinaemia, pulse oximeter and burns.
    Goutorbe P, Meaudre E, Ascencio Y, Bordes J, Dantzer E. Goutorbe P, et al. Burns. 2008 Aug;34(5):736. doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2007.09.007. Epub 2008 Feb 20. Burns. 2008. PMID: 18242872 No abstract available.

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