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. 2023:31:e01705.
doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2023.e01705. Epub 2023 Feb 2.

COVID-19 pneumonia and ominous methemoglobinemia: Causation or confounding

Wael Goravey  1 , Gawahir A Ali  1
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COVID-19 pneumonia and ominous methemoglobinemia: Causation or confounding

Wael Goravey et al. IDCases. 2023.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19 pneumonia; Methemoglobinemia; Methylene blue.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

Figures

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Fig. 1
Anterior Posterior (AP) view of chest X ray. Accentuation of the Broncho-vascular markings in the left middle lung zone (Blue arrow).
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Fig. 2
ABG. Partial pressure of oxygen (Blue line) and methemoglobinemia level (Green line) on admission (460 mmHg; FiO2 31 %, with MetHb level of 55 %, Red and blue arrows) and steady improvement with management (100 mmHg, FiO2 21 %, vs MetHb level of 3 %).
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Fig. 3
Oxygen saturation (Green line) with respiratory rate (Blue line) on admission and follow up.
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