Benzocaine-Induced Methemoglobinemia. A Clinical Case

• Main Authors: Rustem F. Tepaev (Author), Vladimir A. Vishnevskiy (Author), Sergey A. Kuzin (Author), Iuliia V. Sergey (Author), Olga B. Gordeeva (Author), Anna V. Pytal (Author), Nikolay N. Murashkin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Union of pediatricians of Russia, 2018-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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The article describes a clinical case of the development of a severe, life-threatening methemoglobinemia in a patient with a dystrophic form of congenital epidermolysis bullosa while receiving a drug containing benzocaine. The current data on classification, pathogenesis, clinical course and methods...