Severe methemoglobinemia on reexposure to benzocaine

Chiedozie Udeh; John Bittikofer; S. T John Sum-Ping

doi:10.1016/S0952-8180(01)00222-7

Severe methemoglobinemia on reexposure to benzocaine

Chiedozie Udeh, John Bittikofer, S. T John Sum-Ping

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Abstract

We report a 65-year-old male who developed severe methemoglobinemia only on reexposure to benzocaine. The patient needed two awake fiberoptic intubations for emergency surgeries. On the second exposure, the patient was septic and malnourished, and he was taking acetaminophen. He developed a methemoglobin level of 55%. Possible reasons for the methoglobinemia on reexposure are discussed in this report.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	128-130
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Clinical Anesthesia
Volume	13
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0952-8180(01)00222-7
State	Published - 2001

Keywords

Malnutrition, sepsis, plasma protein

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Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

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