THE ability of redox drugs and chemicals to induce hemolytic anemia associated with methemoglobin and the formation of Heinz bodies in red blood cells has long been known,1 and the mechanism of the ...

A report published in the New England Journal of Medicine describes the case of a 25-year-old woman who developed methemoglobinemia following the use of topical benzocaine.

The normal reaction would be: hemoglobin [Hb(Fe2+) + O2 Oxyhemoglobin [Hb(Fe2+)O2] Sometimes, however, the hemoglobin is oxidized in the body to methemoglobin [Hb(Fe3+)], which is unable to carry ...

Potentially harmful levels of methemoglobin, which can build in patients receiving certain anesthetics, can be detected using a new, non-invasive monitoring technique called pulse CO-oximetry ...

Inhaled nitric oxide and methemoglobin in full-term infants with persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn. Pulm Pharmacol Ther 2002; 15 : 1–5. Article CAS Google Scholar ...

Typical levels of methemoglobin in the blood range from 0% to 2%. Symptoms start appearing when the level rises to 10% to 20%, and a level above 70% can be deadly.

Potentially harmful levels of methemoglobin, which can build in patients receiving certain anesthetics, can be detected using a new, non-invasive monitoring technique called pulse CO-oximetry, ...