Chocolate-colored blood with normal artery oxygen: methemoglobinemia related to phenazopyridine

Am J Med Sci. 2011 Apr;341(4):337. doi: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e3181df9369.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Blood / metabolism*
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / pharmacology
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / therapeutic use
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Methemoglobinemia / chemically induced*
  • Methemoglobinemia / diagnosis*
  • Methemoglobinemia / therapy
  • Methylene Blue / therapeutic use
  • Oxygen / metabolism*
  • Oxygen Inhalation Therapy
  • Phenazopyridine / adverse effects*
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Enzyme Inhibitors
  • Phenazopyridine
  • Oxygen
  • Methylene Blue