A Rare Culprit of Methemoglobinemia

• Main Authors: Kahtan Fadah DO (Author), Miguel Rivera RPh (Author), Ajay Lingireddy MD (Author), M. Ammar Kalas MD (Author), Reshad S. Ghafouri MD (Author), Abhizith Deoker MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Methemoglobinemia is a rare cause of hypoxia and can be a diagnostic challenge early in the disease course. The incidence of medication-induced methemoglobinemia is more common than congenital-related methemoglobinemia. The most common cause of methemoglobinemia is exposure to household detergents,...