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Methaemoglobinaemia presenting with status epilepticus.

Year: 1996

Type: article

Abstract: A case is reported of methaemoglobinaemia presenting with recurrent fits in the absence of cyanosis. A low oxygen saturation measured on pulse oximetry that fails to improve with oxygen treatment, the presence of "chocolate brown" blood that does not change on exposure to air, and a high PaO2 arterial blood gas with oxygen therapy should support such a diagnosis. A diagnostic blood methaemoglobin level should be obtained.

Source: Emergency Medicine Journal

DOI: 10.1136/emj.13.6.427

Authors: R Malhotra, G Hughes

Institution: Bristol Royal Infirmary

Language: English

Topic: Methemoglobinemia and Tumor Lysis Syndrome

Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W2016713408