Congenital methemoglobinemia. Report of a case

• Main Authors: Zárate Aspiros Romeo (Author), Rosas Sumano Ana Beatriz (Author), Sánchez Ramírez Alma Rosa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto Nacional de Pediatría, 2014-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Methemoglobinemia is a condition in which there are high blood levels of methemoglobin. It may be congenital or acquired. The congenital form (which is rare) is the result of a defect in the methemoglobin reductase enzyme, dependent of the nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate reduced (NADPH);...