Treatment of aniline poisoning with exchange transfusion.
A case of aniline poisoning with methemoglobinemia unresponsive to methylene blue is described. Exchange transfusion proved successful. A rationale for the failure of methylene blue under these circumstances is described.
Mier
R J
RJ
Dept. of Pediatrics, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington 40536.
D000814:Aniline Compounds / Q000506:poisoning*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005078:Exchange Transfusion, Whole Blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008708:Methemoglobinemia / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000628:therapy; D008751:Methylene Blue / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000814:Aniline Compounds; C023650:aniline; D008751:Methylene Blue