Acute methemoglobinemia after a blast injury: a case report

Methemoglobin is a structurally modified form of hemoglobin incapable of binding oxygen, and elevated levels of methemoglobin cause tissue hypoxia. Occupational exposure to 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene, commonly called trinitrotoluene, causes methemoglobinemia. This case report describes a 27-year-old male...

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Main Authors: Donghoon Kim, Yoonhyun Lee, Sung Yub Jeong, Hojun Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Traumatology 2022-08-01
Series:Journal of Trauma and Injury
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Online Access:http://jtraumainj.org/upload/pdf/jti-2021-0089.pdf
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