International Clinical and Medical Case Reports Journal (ISSN: 2832-5788) | Volume 2, Issue 13 | Case Report | Open Access

A Case of Nitrate Induced Methemoglobinemia in 17 Years Old Boy

Gupta JB^*

Senior Consultant – Internal Medicine & Director Clinical Research– Eternal Hospital, Jaipur, India

^*Correspondence to: Gupta JB 

Abstract

Methemoglobinemia is life threatening emergency. It is bizarre presentation of oxygen delivery form of hemoglobin and presents with non-specific clinical features. Oxygen at lung site bind with heme iron in Fe+2 form while transport in Fe+3 form. At cellular level need further reduction to Fe+2 form for release of oxygen. Increased methemoglobin leads to functional anemia. The oxygen-dissociation curve shift to the left. We present a case of methemoglobinemia in 17 years old boy.

Keywords:

Nitrate; Methemoglobinemia; Boy

Citation:

Alok Mathur, Mohammad Izhar Joad, Vishal M Hadiya, Priyansha Jain, Ajit Singh Brar, Gupta JB. A Case of Nitrate Induced Methemoglobinemia in 17 Years Old Boy. Int Clinc Med Case Rep Jour.2023;2(13):1-4.