title: Methemoglobinemia induced by indoxacarb intoxication.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Ya-Ju
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Yu-Li
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Han-Yu
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Bang-Gee
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Hsu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D007306:Insecticides / Q000506:poisoning*; D008297:Male; D008708:Methemoglobinemia / Q000139:chemically induced*; D010078:Oxazines / Q000506:poisoning*; D013406:Suicide, Attempted
chemical_list: D007306:Insecticides; D010078:Oxazines; C401104:indoxacarb