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KMID : 0882420130840030442
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Korean Journal of Medicine
2013 Volume.84 No. 3 p.442 ~ p.445
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Case of Acute Methemoglobinemia Caused by Nitrobenzene Ingestion
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Min Ji-Won
Park Seon-Young
Lee Ga-Ram
Jeon Young-Do
Jung Ja-Young
Cho Young-Jung
Nam Hong-Woo
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Abstract
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Nitrobenzene is a poisonous agent, not commonly encountered in clinical practice, which belongs to the aniline dyes. Ingestion of nitrobenzene may cause methemoglobinemia, a condition in which the iron in hemoglobin is oxidized from the ferrous state to the ferric state, resulting in the inability to transport oxygen. A 41-year-old man presented with the clinical features of methemoglobinemia after drinking nitrobenzene. The patient was treated conservatively with intravenous methylene blue. We report a case of acute methemoglobinemia due to ingestion of nitrobenzene.
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KEYWORD
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Nitrobenzenes, Methemoglobinemia, Methylene blue
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