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The Beef Jerky Blues: Methemoglobinemia From Home Cured Meat. Pediatr Emerg Care 2018 Jul;34(7):e122-e123

Date

10/18/2016

Pubmed ID

27749634

DOI

10.1097/PEC.0000000000000917

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-84991508478 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   7 Citations

Abstract

Methemoglobinemia can result from ingestion of nitrite- or nitrate-containing foods. Here, we report a case where an adolescent girl and her father developed clinically significant methemoglobinemia after ingestion of "homemade" beef jerky prepared with sodium nitrate salt purchased at a local grocery store. Both had palpitations, dyspnea, and visible mucosal cyanosis. The daughter had a methemoglobin level of 44.2% and the father's methemoglobin level was 34.2%. Prompt recognition of methemoglobinemia is important for initiating antidotal therapy with methylene blue.

Author List

Theobald JL, Spoelhof R, Pallasch EM, Mycyk MB

Author

Jillian Lee Theobald MD, PhD Associate Professor in the Emergency Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin




MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Adolescent
Female
Humans
Male
Methemoglobin
Methemoglobinemia
Methylene Blue
Middle Aged
Nitrates
Red Meat