30Jan 2017

METHEMOGLOBINEMIA DUE TO BIOLOGICAL POISONING – CASE REPORT

  • Postgraduate,General Medicine, Dr.Pinnamaneni Siddhartha Institute of medical sciences and research foundation ,Chinaoutpalli, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh.
  • AssociateProfessor, Dept. of General Medicine,Dr.Pinnamaneni Siddhartha Institute of medical sciences and research foundation, Chinaoutpalli, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, India.
  • Professor and HOD, Dept. of General Medicine, Dr.Pinnamaneni Siddhartha Institute of medical sciences and research foundation, Chinaoutpalli, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, India.
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Acquired methemoglobinemia is a dyshaemoglobinemia which results from exposure to various oxidizing agents, results in impaired oxygen delivery to the tissues and can be potentially fatal if untreated. Deliberate ingestion of certain herbicides, insecticides, and pesticides may produce this condition. We report 2 cases of methemoglobinemia due to intentional ingestion of pesticides which were marketed to be safe and contain only biological extracts and fillers. Methylene blue, ascorbic acid, blood transfusion and exchange transfusion are the various modalities of treatment.

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[Geethika Sai Nutakki, Indraja Siripurapu, Ch. Manoj Kumar and T V D Sasi Sekhar. (2017); METHEMOGLOBINEMIA DUE TO BIOLOGICAL POISONING – CASE REPORT Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Jan). 2079-2082] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

DR.GEETHIKA SAI NUTAKKI
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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/2980      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/2980

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