METHEMOGLOBINEMIA AS A COMPLICATION OF 20-PERCENT BENZOCAINE SPRAY FOR ENDOSCOPY

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COLLINS, JF [1 ]
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[1] OREGON HLTH SCI UNIV,DEPT MED,DIV GASTROENTEROL,PORTLAND,OR 97201
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10.1016/0016-5085(90)91312-T
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R57 [消化系及腹部疾病];
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Topical 20% benzocaine (Hurricaine, Beutlich, Inc., Niles, Ill.) spray is frequently used for oral anesthesia before upper endoscopy. Side effects attributed to this agent are exceedingly rare. The author reports one of these rare complications, drug-induced methemoglobinemia, in a patient with methemoglobin reductase deficiency. The mechanisms for the development of methemoglobinemia and its treatment are reviewed. © 1990.
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