Methemoglobinemia induced by indoxacarb intoxication.

Clin Toxicol (Phila)

Department of Internal Medicine, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan.

Published: August 2010

Indoxacarb is a recently introduced insecticide whose mode of action is blockage of voltage-gated sodium channels. There are limited data on human ingestion. A case of 68-year-old healthy male who presented with general cyanosis because of methemoglobinemia following the ingestion of indoxacarb is presented. After receiving a methylene blue injection, the patient recovered without sequelae.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/15563650.2010.503657DOI Listing

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