EMLA®-induced methemoglobinemia and systemic topical anesthetic toxicity

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 85-88

  Hahn, In Hei ^a   Hoffman, Robert S ^b   Nelson, Lewis S ^b  

^a ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NEW YORK CITY POISON CONTROL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

EMLA; Lidocaine; Methemoglobinemia; Prilocaine

Indexed keywords

EMLA; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; PRILOCAINE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMA; CONVULSION; DEPRESSION; DIZZINESS; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FORMICATION; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; MUSCLE TWITCH; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROTOXICITY; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE OXIMETRY; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; TONGUE DISEASE; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; VISUAL DISORDER; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; OINTMENT;

ADULT; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIDOCAINE; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; OINTMENTS; PRILOCAINE;

EID: 0742307186     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2003.03.003     Document Type: Article

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