%0 Journal Article
%T A Curious Case of Methaemoglobinemia
%A Farris Latief
%A Joseph Ngwira
%A Ali Saiepour
%A Amirah Latief
%J Health
%P 93-98
%@ 1949-5005
%D 2023
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/health.2023.152007
%X The most frequent cause of raised methaemoglobin is from recreational drug use, with oxidation of the haem molecule leading to methaemoglobinaemia. Our case describes that of a man in his early thirties who presented with shortness of breath, hypoxia and methaemoglobinemia due to ingestion of impure cocaine mixed with local anaesthetic agents, a common cause of acquired methaemoglobinemia. This case report demonstrates the need for clinicians to consider methaemoglobinaemia as a differential diagnosis for patients presenting with hypoxia.
%K Methaemoglobinaemia
%K Hypoxia
%K Cocaine
%K Drug Induced
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=122961