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Recent 10 substances causing Methemoglobinemia
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Year |
Month |
Country |
Substance |
Antidote |
reference |
|
2024 |
Feb |
Australia |
Primaquine |
methylene blue. |
[1] |
|
2024 |
Jan |
USA |
Dapsone |
3% Methylene blue |
[2] |
|
2024 |
Jan |
India |
Phenazopyridine200 mg three times a day
for 14 days |
methylene blue and oxygen |
[3] |
|
2023 |
Oct |
China |
sodium nitrite |
100 mg of methylene blue |
[4] |
|
2023 |
July |
Haifa, Israel |
Anesthetic Cream lidocaine 2.5% and
prilocaine 2.5%, applying it excessively every few hours daily for 2 weeks. |
intravenous methylene blue 72 mg (1
mg/kg) |
[5] |
|
2023 |
May |
UK |
Alkyl nitrites ('poppers') |
Methylthioninium chloride |
[6] |
|
2023 |
Feb |
China |
Nitrobenzene |
methylene blue |
[7] |
|
2022 |
Dec |
USA |
Nail Polish Remover isobutyl nitrite-containing |
methylene blue at a rate of 1 mg/kg |
[8] |
|
2022 |
Nov |
India |
100 mL of a herbicide marketed as
FIRE-007 |
methylene blue 50 mg in 100 mL NS was
given over 10 min |
[9]. |
|
2022 |
Sep |
USA |
Presumed ingestion of lava lamp contents |
Three doses of ascorbic acid 5 g |
[10]. |
References
[1]. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38336484/
[2]. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10847900/
[3]. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38167589/
[4]. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38028640/
[5]. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37611308/
[6]. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37247947/
[7]. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36895721/
[8]. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9805361/
[9]. https://casereports.bmj.com/content/15/11/e253407.long
[10]. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9603889/
Edited by Yu-Jang Su Feb 15, 2024
