Methaemoglobinaemia following treatment dispensed by witch doctors. Two cases of potassium permanganate poisoning.

Autor: Mahomedy MC, Mahomedy YH, Canham PA, Downing JW, Jeal DE
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Anaesthesia [Anaesthesia] 1975 Mar; Vol. 30 (2), pp. 190-3.
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1975.tb00832.x
Abstrakt: Two cases of acute acquired methaemoglobinaemia following the ingestion of witch doctor's preparations, are presented. Chemical analysis of the ingested powder revealed a mixture of soot and potassium permanganate. Both patients were comatose and deeply cyanosed but the response to oxygen, methylene blue and vitamin C was good.
Databáze: MEDLINE