Case of Acute Methemoglobinemia Caused by Nitrobenzene Ingestion.
10.3904/kjm.2013.84.3.442
- Author:
Ji Won MIN
1
;
Seon Young PARK
;
Ga Ram LEE
;
Young Do JEON
;
Ja Young JUNG
;
Young Jung CHO
;
Hong Woo NAM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. cyj2844@naver.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Nitrobenzenes;
Methemoglobinemia;
Methylene blue
- MeSH:
Aniline Compounds;
Coloring Agents;
Drinking;
Eating;
Hemoglobins;
Humans;
Iron;
Methemoglobinemia;
Methylene Blue;
Nitrobenzenes;
Oxygen
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2013;84(3):442-445
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Nitrobenzene is a poisonous agent, not commonly encountered in clinical practice, which belongs to the aniline dyes. Ingestion of nitrobenzene may cause methemoglobinemia, a condition in which the iron in hemoglobin is oxidized from the ferrous state to the ferric state, resulting in the inability to transport oxygen. A 41-year-old man presented with the clinical features of methemoglobinemia after drinking nitrobenzene. The patient was treated conservatively with intravenous methylene blue. We report a case of acute methemoglobinemia due to ingestion of nitrobenzene.
