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The Journal of pediatrics · Aug 2002
Case ReportsMethemoglobinemia in an infant receiving nitric oxide after the use of eutectic mixture of local anesthetic.
- Scarlett Sinisterra, Elena Miravet, Israel Alfonso, Amed Soliz, and Oscar Papazian.
- Miami Children's Hospital, Division of Neonatal Neurology, Department of Neurology, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA.
- J. Pediatr. 2002 Aug 1;141(2):285-6.
AbstractHigh levels of methemoglobinemia can cause tissue hypoxia and cyanosis. We report the case of a 7-month-old girl with pulmonary dysplasia receiving inhaled nitric oxide who had cyanosis caused by methemoglobinemia after prolonged use of a eutectic mixture of local anesthetics cream.
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