A Curious Case of Methaemoglobinemia  

作　　者：Farris Latief Joseph Ngwira Ali Saiepour Amirah Latief Farris Latief;Joseph Ngwira;Ali Saiepour;Amirah Latief(Department of Acute Medicine, Grantham and District Hospital, Grantham, UK)

机构地区：[1]Department of Acute Medicine, Grantham and District Hospital, Grantham, UK

出　　处：《Health》2023年第2期93-98,共6页健康（英文）

摘　　要：The most frequent cause of raised methaemoglobin is from recreational drug use, with oxidation of the haem molecule leading to methaemoglobinaemia. Our case describes that of a man in his early thirties who presented with shortness of breath, hypoxia and methaemoglobinemia due to ingestion of impure cocaine mixed with local anaesthetic agents, a common cause of acquired methaemoglobinemia. This case report demonstrates the need for clinicians to consider methaemoglobinaemia as a differential diagnosis for patients presenting with hypoxia.The most frequent cause of raised methaemoglobin is from recreational drug use, with oxidation of the haem molecule leading to methaemoglobinaemia. Our case describes that of a man in his early thirties who presented with shortness of breath, hypoxia and methaemoglobinemia due to ingestion of impure cocaine mixed with local anaesthetic agents, a common cause of acquired methaemoglobinemia. This case report demonstrates the need for clinicians to consider methaemoglobinaemia as a differential diagnosis for patients presenting with hypoxia.

关 键 词：METHAEMOGLOBINAEMIA HYPOXIA COCAINE Drug Induced 

分 类 号：R73[医药卫生—肿瘤]