Acquired methemoglobinemia in children presenting to Italian pediatric emergency departments: a multicenter report.
Umberto RaucciMichela StancoMarco RoversiEduardo PonticielloMara PisaniMargherita RosaRaffaele FalsaperlaPiero PavoneClaudia BondoneIrene RaffaldiLucia CalistriStefano MasiAntonino RealeAlberto VillaniMarco MaranoPublished in: Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.) (2022)
The diagnosis and management of acquired MetHb in the emergency setting requires acknowledgment of this condition as a cause of cyanosis in the weaning child. Indeed, when promptly recognized and treated, this severe condition rapidly resolves with no significant acute sequelae.