Toxic methemoglobinemia after injection of prilocaine in a newborn. A case report
The acute onset of cyanosis in an infant is an alarming development. We report an infant who became cyanotic after injection of prilocaine. Prilocaine is a local anesthetic that is widely used in clinical practice, but usage in infancy easily causes methemoglobinemia. Acquired methemoglobinem...
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Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health
1998-10-01
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The acute onset of cyanosis in an infant is an alarming development. We report an infant who became cyanotic after injection of prilocaine. Prilocaine is a local anesthetic that is widely used in clinical practice, but usage in infancy easily causes methemoglobinemia. Acquired methemoglobinemia occurs in individuals exposed to an increased amount of agents that oxidize hemoglobin iron.
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| spelling | doaj-art-a2cda7ee37d54c658364c090f5fd524f2025-08-20T02:58:14ZengHacettepe University Institute of Child HealthThe Turkish Journal of Pediatrics0041-43012791-64211998-10-01404Toxic methemoglobinemia after injection of prilocaine in a newborn. A case reportA Kara0S YiğitC AygünO OranDepartment of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara. The acute onset of cyanosis in an infant is an alarming development. We report an infant who became cyanotic after injection of prilocaine. Prilocaine is a local anesthetic that is widely used in clinical practice, but usage in infancy easily causes methemoglobinemia. Acquired methemoglobinemia occurs in individuals exposed to an increased amount of agents that oxidize hemoglobin iron. https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/3353 |
| spellingShingle | A Kara S Yiğit C Aygün O Oran Toxic methemoglobinemia after injection of prilocaine in a newborn. A case report The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics |
| title | Toxic methemoglobinemia after injection of prilocaine in a newborn. A case report |
| title_full | Toxic methemoglobinemia after injection of prilocaine in a newborn. A case report |
| title_fullStr | Toxic methemoglobinemia after injection of prilocaine in a newborn. A case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Toxic methemoglobinemia after injection of prilocaine in a newborn. A case report |
| title_short | Toxic methemoglobinemia after injection of prilocaine in a newborn. A case report |
| title_sort | toxic methemoglobinemia after injection of prilocaine in a newborn a case report |
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