Methemoglobinemia and Sulfhemoglobinemia in Two Pediatric Patients after Ingestion of Hydroxylamine Sulfate

This case report describes two pediatric cases of immediate oxygen desaturation from methemoglobinemia and sulfhemoglobinemia after one sip from a plastic water bottle containing hydroxylamine sulfate used by a relative to clean shoes. Supplemental oxygen and two separate doses of methylene blue giv...

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Main Authors: Gharahbaghian, Laleh, Massoudian, Bobby, DiMassa, Giancarlo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2009-08-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
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Online Access:http://escholarship.org/uc/item/9dd4j26k