Metahemoglobinemia

Authors

  • Ramón García Hernández Hospital General Docente "Leopoldito Martínez"

Keywords:

Metahemoglobinemia, cianosis.

Abstract

El presente trabajo va dirigido a la revisión de la etiopatogenia de esta hemoglobinopatía, que sin constituir una entidad de frecuente presentación en la práctica clínica diaria, debe tenerse
presente como una de las causas de intoxicación por agentes de uso común en nuestro medio. Se actualizan los criterios del tratamiento y se proponen medidas de prevención y control.

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Author Biography

Ramón García Hernández, Hospital General Docente "Leopoldito Martínez"

Especialista de I grado en Medicina Interna. Profesor Instructor. Jefe de Servicio de Medicina Interna

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García Hernández R. Metahemoglobinemia. Medimay [Internet]. 2014 Feb. 17 [cited 2024 Dec. 22];5(1):41-50. Available from: https://medimay.sld.cu/index.php/rcmh/article/view/9

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (1999)

Section

REVIEW ARTICLES

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