TY - JOUR
T1 - Methemoglobinemia in an infant receiving nitric oxide after the use of eutectic mixture of local anesthetic
AU - Sinisterra, Scarlett
AU - Miravet, Elena
AU - Alfonso, Israel
AU - Soliz, Amed
AU - Papazian, Oscar
PY - 2002/8/1
Y1 - 2002/8/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.1067/mpd.2002.125732
DO - 10.1067/mpd.2002.125732
M3 - Article
C2 - 12183731
AN - SCOPUS:0036694936
VL - 141
SP - 285
EP - 286
JO - Journal of Pediatrics
JF - Journal of Pediatrics
SN - 0022-3476
IS - 2
ER -