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ArticleJournal of trauma and injury2022

Acute methemoglobinemia after a blast injury: a case report.

Donghoon Kim, Yoonhyun Lee, Sung Yub Jeong, Hojun Lee

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Donghoon KimDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Armed Forces Capital Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-2300-7267
Yoonhyun LeeArmed Forces Trauma Center, Armed Forces Capital Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-2800-0446
Sung Yub JeongArmed Forces Trauma Center, Armed Forces Capital Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-1723-1465
Hojun LeeArmed Forces Trauma Center, Armed Forces Capital Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-7043-1023

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Abstract

Methemoglobin is a structurally modified form of hemoglobin incapable of binding oxygen, and elevated levels of methemoglobin cause tissue hypoxia. Occupational exposure to 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene, commonly called trinitrotoluene, causes methemoglobinemia. This case report describes a 27-year-old male sergeant who developed methemoglobinemia upon exposure to trinitrotoluene after a blast injury while welding the walls of tank shells. This is the first case of its kind in Korea. The patient had multiple burns in his abdomen and open fractures in his right leg. While his body temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate, arterial blood pressure, and chest X-ray were normal, arterial gas analysis revealed acute (methemoglobinemia concentration, 13.5%; oxygen saturation, 92.0%), probably caused by nitroglycerin exposure. Aspiration and adsorption through the skin and respiratory system were suspected to be the routes of entry. His methemoglobinemia normalized after 4 days after treating the wounds surgically, administering oxygen therapy, and performing blood transfusion.

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Blast injuriesCase reportsMethemoglobinemiaTrinitrotoluene

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PMCPMC11309156

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