Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
2765883 Journal Européen des Urgences 2009 4 Pages PDF
Abstract
Methemoglobinemia is a potentially serious and often unknown complication of “poppers' addiction”. We report the case where this diagnosis, suspected by mobile intensive care unit (MICU)'s physician, has been confirmed out of hospital by noninvasive methemoglobin's measurement. This innovation permitted us to refer the patient properly and institute specific treatment by methylene blue. In our opinion, this could improve the management of this addiction at the time when “poppers”, main cause of acquired methemoglobinemia, is more and more in use.
Related Topics
Health Sciences Medicine and Dentistry Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Authors
, , , , , ,