Acute methemoglobinemia after nitroglycerine transcutaneous absorption after bomb explosion: a case report

J Trauma. 2009 Mar;66(3):936-7. doi: 10.1097/01.ta.0000231835.45898.7e.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Blast Injuries / complications*
  • Bombs*
  • Burns / complications*
  • Foreign Bodies / complications*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Methemoglobin / metabolism
  • Methemoglobinemia / blood
  • Methemoglobinemia / chemically induced*
  • Methemoglobinemia / drug therapy
  • Methylene Blue / therapeutic use
  • Middle Aged
  • Nitroglycerin / pharmacokinetics*
  • Nitroglycerin / toxicity*
  • Oxyhemoglobins / metabolism
  • Skin*

Substances

  • Oxyhemoglobins
  • Methemoglobin
  • Nitroglycerin
  • Methylene Blue