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Case Reports
. 2018 Dec 15;198(12):e137-e138.
doi: 10.1164/rccm.201806-1044IM.

Poppers-induced Life-Threatening Methemoglobinemia

Thomas Lefevre  1 , Alexandre Nuzzo  1   2 , Bruno Mégarbane  1   2   3
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Poppers-induced Life-Threatening Methemoglobinemia

Thomas Lefevre et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. .
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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
(A) Extensive gray discoloration of the skin after ingestion of recreational poppers. (B) Chocolate-brown color of a venous sample suggestive of severe methemoglobinemia (here, 75.4%). (C) Normal skin recoloring was obtained rapidly after intravenous infusion of methylene blue.
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