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Severe methaemoglobinaemia after flexible fibreoptic bronchoscopy.
  1. R L Kotler,
  2. J Hansen-Flaschen,
  3. M P Casey
  1. Cardiovascular-Pulmonary Division, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

    Abstract

    A patient with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) developed severe cyanosis after bronchoscopy (oxygen saturation 34%) from methaemoglobinaemia. This was thought to be due to enhanced absorption of local anaesthetic from the nasopharynx or trachea as a result of candidiasis. The patient responded dramatically to intravenous methylene blue.

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