The Journal of pediatrics
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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.
High 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.