Why so blue? A novel presentation of methaemoglobinaemia secondary to an inhaled occupational nitric acid exposure
Lack of upper airway irritation can lead to unrecognised prolonged nitric acid fume exposure causing methaemoglobinaemia. Remote toxicology advice should include pulse oximeter interference expectations in the presence of methaemoglobinaemia and when administering methylthioninium chloride.
Authors
- Kirsty Skinner
- James M Colalillo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9045-2548)
Institutions
- Fiona Stanley Hospital (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Toxicology
- Published
- 2024-12-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/15563650.2024.2440547
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Methemoglobinemia and Tumor Lysis Syndrome
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.42