Methemoglobinemia due to malachite green ingestion in a child.
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.
Spiller
Henry
H
Kentucky Regional Poison Center, Louisville, Kentucky, USA. henry.spiller@nortonhealthcare.org
Rodgers
George
G
Willias
Danetta
D
Bosse
George
G
Sullivan
Janice
J
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
D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D005659:Fungicides, Industrial; D012394:Rosaniline Dyes; C005095:malachite green; D008751:Methylene Blue