Methemoglobinemia induced by indoxacarb intoxication.
Indoxacarb is a recently introduced insecticide whose mode of action is blockage of voltage-gated sodium channels. There are limited data on human ingestion. A case of 68-year-old healthy male who presented with general cyanosis because of methemoglobinemia following the ingestion of indoxacarb is presented. After receiving a methylene blue injection, the patient recovered without sequelae.
Wu
Ya-Ju
YJ
Department of Internal Medicine, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan.
Lin
Yu-Li
YL
Huang
Han-Yu
HY
Hsu
Bang-Gee
BG
D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D007306:Insecticides / Q000506:poisoning*; D008297:Male; D008708:Methemoglobinemia / Q000139:chemically induced*; D010078:Oxazines / Q000506:poisoning*; D013406:Suicide, Attempted
D007306:Insecticides; D010078:Oxazines; C401104:indoxacarb