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Methemoglobinemia after local anesthesia with prilocaine in adults: four case reports

Published:2023-07-30 Issue: Volume: Page:1-5
ISSN:2149-3189
Container-title:The European Research Journal
language:en
Short-container-title:Eur Res J

Author:

YILMAZ Meltem¹^ORCID,İŞCAN Arif¹^ORCID,MUTLU Levent¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Chest Diseases, Namık Kemal University, School of Medicine, Tekirdağ, Turkey

Abstract

Methemoglobinemia is a serious hematological disease characterized by the incapability of sufficient oxygen delivery to tissues and cyanosis when iron within hemoglobin in ferrous form (Fe+2) is oxidized to ferric form (Fe+3). Methemoglobinemia may be congenital or acquired. While prilocaine-induced methemoglobinemia can be seen in newborns and early pediatric ages, it is a rare condition in adults. We aimed to investigate prilocaine-induced adult methemoglobinemia with four cases.

Publisher

The European Research Journal

Subject

General Medicine

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