Toxic brain injury with nitrobenzene poisoning

Akshay Kumar, Chintan Bhavsar, Praveen Aggarwal, Nayer Jamshed

International Journal of Applied and Basic Medical Research 2017 7(3):207-209

Acute methemoglobinemia secondary to nitrobenzene ingestion is a rare but well-known clinical entity. It is extremely important to identify such patients as rapid and effective management with methylene blue and other supportive measures will often save these lives. We present a rare and unfortunate case of a girl who developed acute toxic brain injury following nitrobenzene ingestion and succumbed.

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