A fatal case of nitrobenzene poisoning with severe methemoglobinemia and ARDS due to Drowning.


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Authors


  • Pankaj Bindusar Palange


    General Medicine Department,
    Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University Medical College and Hospital, Sangli

  • Veena Chandrashekar Purandare


    General Medicine Department,
    Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University Medical College and Hospital, Sangli

  • Vijaykumar Balkrushna Borade


    General Medicine Department,
    Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University Medical College and Hospital, Sangli

  • Atul Nanasaheb Jankar


    General Medicine Department,
    Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University Medical College and Hospital, Sangli

  • Anurag Shirish Chavan


    General Medicine Department,
    Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University Medical College and Hospital, Sangli

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7439/ijbr.v5i12.835

Abstract

A 32 Year old male farmer was brought by relative in unconscious state. He had severe cyanosis and laboured breathing. There was history of suicidal consumption of nitrobenzene compound [Bloom Flower] followed by drowning. He was diagnosed to have severe methemoglobinemia with aspiration pneumonitis. Immediately he was started with aggressive treatment in the form of ventilatory support, IV methylene blue, parentral ascorbic acid, higher antibiotics, IV steroids and supportive therapy. After initial improvement in first three days, he developed ARDS and died on fourth day of admission.

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Published

2014-12-12

How to Cite

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Palange PB, Purandare VC, Borade VB, Jankar AN, Chavan AS. Int Jour of Biomed Res [Internet]. 2014 Dec. 12 [cited 2022 Aug. 9];5(12):783-4. Available from: http://ssjournals.net/index.php/ijbr/article/view/1454

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 12 (2014): Dec

Section

Case Report

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