Probable methemoglobinemia following EMLA® administration [4];Probable metahemoglobinemia tras administración de EMLA®

Anales de Pediatria

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 179-180

  Perez Caballero Macarron, C ^a,b   Perez Palomino A ^a   Moreno Fernandez L ^a  

^a HOSPITAL SAN RAFAEL   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMLA; METHYLENE BLUE;

CASE REPORT; CYANOSIS; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN DISCOLORATION; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 24044467734     PISSN: 16954033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13077466     Document Type: Letter

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