Do all patients with acquired methemoglobinemia need treatment? A lesson learnt

• Main Authors: Raju Khanal (Author), Paras Karmacharya (Author), Ranjan Pathak (Author), Dilli Ram Poudel (Author), Sushil Ghimire (Author), Richard Alweis (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Greater Baltimore Medical Center, 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Acquired methemoglobinemia is a medical emergency, and its prompt recognition and treatment can avoid catastrophic complications including death. However, in mild asymptomatic cases without any comorbid conditions, it would be reasonable to simply observe and treat symptomatically to avoid severe tr...