title: Methemoglobinemia due to malachite green ingestion in a child.
abstract: Malachite green is a commercially available dye used to treat parasitic and fungal disease in fish. No previous reports of human injury could be located from acute ingestion of malachite green. We report a case of methemoglobinemia of 51% in a 3 year old girl after acute ingestion of malachite green from a commercially available aquarium product.
authors: Kentucky Regional Poison Center, Louisville, Kentucky, USA. henry.spiller@nortonhealthcare.org
authors: Henry
authors: H
authors: Spiller
authors: George
authors: G
authors: Rodgers
authors: Danetta
authors: D
authors: Willias
authors: George
authors: G
authors: Bosse
authors: Janice
authors: J
authors: Sullivan
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005659:Fungicides, Industrial / Q000506:poisoning*; D006801:Humans; D008708:Methemoglobinemia / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D008751:Methylene Blue / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012394:Rosaniline Dyes / Q000506:poisoning*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D005659:Fungicides, Industrial; D012394:Rosaniline Dyes; C005095:malachite green; D008751:Methylene Blue