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Nitrobenzene Poisoning with Methemoglobinemia due to Plant Growth Nutrient Ingestion


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1 Department of Emergency Medicine and Trauma, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry-605006, Tamil Nadu, India
     

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Poisoning due to plant growth nutrient is uncommon and rarely reported. High content of nitrobenzene in plant growth nutrient results in toxic methemoglobinemia and multiple complications. A case of nitrobenzene poisoning which was successfully treated with methylene blue on clinical suspicion is described. We emphasize early recognition and aggressive management with antidote to reduce the mortality.

Keywords

Methemoglobinemia, Methylene Blue, Nitrobenzene.
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Authors

Jadhav Dhiraj
Department of Emergency Medicine and Trauma, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry-605006, Tamil Nadu, India
Pandit Vinay
Department of Emergency Medicine and Trauma, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry-605006, Tamil Nadu, India
S. Ramaprakash
Department of Emergency Medicine and Trauma, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry-605006, Tamil Nadu, India
S. Jagdish
Department of Emergency Medicine and Trauma, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry-605006, Tamil Nadu, India

Abstract


Poisoning due to plant growth nutrient is uncommon and rarely reported. High content of nitrobenzene in plant growth nutrient results in toxic methemoglobinemia and multiple complications. A case of nitrobenzene poisoning which was successfully treated with methylene blue on clinical suspicion is described. We emphasize early recognition and aggressive management with antidote to reduce the mortality.

Keywords


Methemoglobinemia, Methylene Blue, Nitrobenzene.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.22506/ti%2F2015%2Fv22%2Fi2%2F137681