Failure of methylene blue treatment in toxic methemoglobinemia. Association with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency

Ann Intern Med. 1971 Jul;75(1):83-6. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-75-1-83.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anemia, Hemolytic / etiology*
  • Aniline Compounds / poisoning
  • Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency / complications*
  • Hexosephosphates / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Methemoglobinemia / chemically induced
  • Methemoglobinemia / drug therapy*
  • Methemoglobinemia / metabolism
  • Methylene Blue / metabolism
  • Methylene Blue / therapeutic use*
  • Suicide

Substances

  • Aniline Compounds
  • Hexosephosphates
  • Methylene Blue