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. 1989 Mar;44(3):234–235. doi: 10.1136/thx.44.3.234

Severe methaemoglobinaemia after flexible fibreoptic bronchoscopy.

R L Kotler 1, J Hansen-Flaschen 1, M P Casey 1
PMCID: PMC461764  PMID: 2705157

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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