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| Year : 2011 | Volume
: 15
| Issue : 3 | Page : 137-138 |
Successful intervention in a child with toxic methemoglobinemia due to nail polish remover poisoning
Soumya Patra1, Gurleen Sikka1, Ajoy Kumar Khaowas2, Virender Kumar1
1 Department of Pediatric, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Kalawati Saran Children's Hospital, New Delhi, India
2 Department of Otolaryngology, N.R.S Medical College, Kolkata, India
Correspondence Address:
Soumya Patra
Senior Resident, Department of Pediatrics, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi - 110 001
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0019-5278.93205
Children are most susceptible to accidental exposure of common household substances and one of the common household substances is nail polish remover. We are presenting a case of accidental ingestion of nail polish remover with lethal methemoglobinemia (serum methemoglobin level-72%). This patient was treated successfully with injection methylene blue. However, even small amounts can be dangerous to children, so it is important to keep this and all household chemicals in a safe place
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