Methemoglobinemia in an infant receiving nitric oxide after the use of eutectic mixture of local anesthetic.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
High levels of methemoglobinemia can cause tissue hypoxia and cyanosis. We report the case of a 7-month-old girl with pulmonary dysplasia receiving inhaled nitric oxide who had cyanosis caused by methemoglobinemia after prolonged use of a eutectic mixture of local anesthetics cream.
Medical subject headings
- Anesthetics, Combined
- Anesthetics, Local
- Lidocaine
- Methemoglobinemia
- Nitric Oxide
- Prilocaine