Methemoglobinemia in an infant receiving nitric oxide after the use of eutectic mixture of local anesthetic

Scarlett Sinisterra, Elena Miravet, Israel Alfonso, Amed Soliz, Oscar Papazian

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Abstract

High levels of methemoglobinemia can cause tissue hypoxia and cyanosis. We report the case of a 7-month-old girl with pulmonary dysplasia receiving inhaled nitric oxide who had cyanosis caused by methemoglobinemia after prolonged use of a eutectic mixture of local anesthetics cream.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)285-286
Number of pages2
JournalJournal of Pediatrics
Volume141
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 1 2002

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Methemoglobinemia
Cyanosis
Nitric Oxide
Lung
EMLA
Hypoxia

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  • Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health

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Methemoglobinemia in an infant receiving nitric oxide after the use of eutectic mixture of local anesthetic. / Sinisterra, Scarlett; Miravet, Elena; Alfonso, Israel; Soliz, Amed; Papazian, Oscar.

In: Journal of Pediatrics, Vol. 141, No. 2, 01.08.2002, p. 285-286.

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Sinisterra, S, Miravet, E, Alfonso, I, Soliz, A & Papazian, O 2002, 'Methemoglobinemia in an infant receiving nitric oxide after the use of eutectic mixture of local anesthetic', Journal of Pediatrics, vol. 141, no. 2, pp. 285-286. https://doi.org/10.1067/mpd.2002.125732
Sinisterra S, Miravet E, Alfonso I, Soliz A, Papazian O. Methemoglobinemia in an infant receiving nitric oxide after the use of eutectic mixture of local anesthetic. Journal of Pediatrics. 2002 Aug 1;141(2):285-286. https://doi.org/10.1067/mpd.2002.125732
Sinisterra, Scarlett ; Miravet, Elena ; Alfonso, Israel ; Soliz, Amed ; Papazian, Oscar. / Methemoglobinemia in an infant receiving nitric oxide after the use of eutectic mixture of local anesthetic. In: Journal of Pediatrics. 2002 ; Vol. 141, No. 2. pp. 285-286.
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