Acute life-threatening methaemoglobinaemia following ingestion of chloroquine.
BMJ Case Rep
; 20122012 Mar 20.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22605715
ABSTRACT
A 25 year old man was rushed to the emergency department when he was found unconscious in his room after taking two chloroquine tablets (600 mg base) for fever prescribed by local practitioner. On examination, the patient was unconscious and deep cyanosis was present on lips, tongue, oral cavity, nail beds and finger tips. Subsequent laboratory investigation revealed methaemoglobin level of 54%. Diagnosis of chloroquine-induced methaemoglobinaemia was made and methylene blue (1 mg/kg) was administered. The patient improved dramatically and was discharged following day.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Cloroquina
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Febre
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Metemoglobinemia
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Antimaláricos
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
BMJ Case Rep
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Índia