Methaemoglobinaemia: an explosive case.
Methaemoglobinaemia is an important perturbation to recognise, as untreated it may cause severe tissue hypoxia and cell death. We describe a case of methaemoglobinaemia acquired in an unusual manner, during an explosion at an explosives manufacturing plant.
Galluccio
Steven T
ST
Intensive Care Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia. gallucciotti@yahoo.com.au
Edwards
Nicholas A
NA
Caldicott
David Ge
DG
Greenwood
John E
JE
D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D000328:Adult; D001753:Blast Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D053834:Explosive Agents / Q000506:poisoning; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008708:Methemoglobinemia / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D014303:Trinitrotoluene / Q000506:poisoning
D053834:Explosive Agents; D014303:Trinitrotoluene