Methemoglobinemia associated with Staphylococcus aureus sepsis in a newborn

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Mutlu, Mehmet | Erduran, Erol | Aksoy, Ayşe | Aslan, Yakup

Affiliations: Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey

Note: [] Corresponding author: Dr. Mehmet Mutlu, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey. Tel.: +90 462 377 5568; E-mail: [email protected]

Abstract: Methemoglobinaemia is an infrequent cause of neonatal cyanosis. Methemoglobinaemia can be life threatening. Rapid diagnosis and early treatment of methemoglobinaemia are life-saving. Methemoglobinemia occurs following the intake of some drugs and some foods or water that contain high levels of nitrate, gastrointestinal infection and sepsis. We report a case of methemoglobinemia associated with Staphylococcus aureus sepsis in a newborn.

Keywords: Methemoglobinemia, sepsis

DOI: 10.3233/NPM-2010-0094

Journal: Journal of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 63-65, 2010