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Role of Automated Therapeutic Red Cell Exchange in the Setting of Acute Methemoglobinemia: Our Experience

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Methemoglobinemia, an altered state of hemoglobin resulting in impaired oxygen delivery to the tissues can be congenital or following exposure/ingestion of various oxidant drugs or toxins. One of the earliest signs of methemoglobinemia is generalized cyanosis not improved on oxygen supplementation and presence of normal PO2 on acid blood-gas analysis. Here, we report two cases of acquired methemoglobinemia following poisoning and our experience of managing them with automated therapeutic red cell exchange.

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  1. Department of Transfusion Medicine, Artemis Hospitals, Sec-51, Gurgaon, Haryana, 122001, India

    Anil Khetarpal & Urvershi Kotwal

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Anil Khetarpal declares that he has no conflict of interest. Urvershi Kotwal declares that she has no conflict of interest.

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Khetarpal, A., Kotwal, U. Role of Automated Therapeutic Red Cell Exchange in the Setting of Acute Methemoglobinemia: Our Experience. Indian J Hematol Blood Transfus 34, 143–145 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12288-017-0832-x

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