Abstract
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.
MeSH terms
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Child, Preschool
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Enzyme Inhibitors / therapeutic use
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Female
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Fungicides, Industrial / poisoning*
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Humans
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Methemoglobinemia / chemically induced*
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Methemoglobinemia / drug therapy
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Methemoglobinemia / pathology
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Methylene Blue / therapeutic use
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Rosaniline Dyes / poisoning*
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Treatment Outcome
Substances
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Enzyme Inhibitors
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Fungicides, Industrial
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Rosaniline Dyes
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malachite green
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Methylene Blue