title: [Poisoning with shoe dye. A clinical case].
abstract: The paper reports the case of a young male which was severely poisoned by anilyne shoe black. After a few hours, he was in a semicomatose state, accompanied by "very dark" arterial blood gases with oxygen tension in excess of 100 mmHg. Following the administration of intravenous methylene blue (2 mg/kg), methemoglobin was reduced to hemoglobin and the level of consciousness immediately improved.
authors.affiliation: Servizio di Anestesia e Rianimazione, USL n. 21, Regione Toscana.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maione
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Fabbrini
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mazzi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nannicini
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Grassi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000814:Aniline Compounds / Q000506:poisoning*; D004396:Coloring Agents / Q000506:poisoning*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012775:Shoes
chemical_list: D000814:Aniline Compounds; D004396:Coloring Agents
vernacular_title: Intossicazione da tintura da scarpe. Caso clinico.