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. 2010 Mar;54(2):160-2.
doi: 10.4103/0019-5049.63635.

Acute methaemoglobinaemia due to ingestion of nitrobenzene (paint solvent)

Hema Saxena  1 , Anand Prakash Saxena
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Acute methaemoglobinaemia due to ingestion of nitrobenzene (paint solvent)

Hema Saxena et al. Indian J Anaesth. 2010 Mar.

Abstract

A case of acute poisoning with nitrobenzene is presented where clinical evaluation and timely management, with repeated intravenous methylene blue helped to save a life. It is important to take care of the secondary cycling of nitrobenzene from body stores in patients presenting late, after heavy exposure.

Keywords: Acute methaemoglobinaemia; methylene blue; nitrobenzene poisoning.

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