Department of Medicine, Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College, Tamaka, Kolar, Karnataka
Online published on 11 August, 2014.
A 36 year old rural lady presented with cyanosis and restlessness after ingestion of plant nutrient containing Nitrobenzene 20%. She was diagnosed to be having methemoglobinemia, though treated with methylene blue and symptomatically, she succumbed to death the next day due to severe cardiotoxicity, acute pulmonary edema and cardiogenic shock.
Cardiotoxicity, Nitrobenzene, Methemoglobinemia, Methylene Blue
