title: Methaemoglobinaemia: an explosive case.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Intensive Care Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia. gallucciotti@yahoo.com.au
authors.forename: Steven T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Galluccio
authors.forename: Nicholas A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Edwards
authors.forename: David Ge
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Caldicott
authors.forename: John E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Greenwood
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D053834:Explosive Agents; D014303:Trinitrotoluene