title: Methaemoglobinaemia following treatment dispensed by witch doctors. Two cases of potassium permanganate poisoning.
abstract: Two cases of acute acquired methaemoglobinaemia following the ingestion of witch doctor's preparations, are presented. Chemical analysis of the ingested powder revealed a mixture of soot and potassium permanganate. Both patients were comatose and deeply cyanosed but the response to oxygen, methylene blue and vitamin C was good.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008519:Medicine, Traditional; D008708:Methemoglobinemia / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000378:metabolism; D010100:Oxygen / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011041:Poisoning / Q000628:therapy; D011196:Potassium Permanganate / Q000506:poisoning*; D013019:South Africa
chemical_list: D011196:Potassium Permanganate; D010100:Oxygen