A 2-month-old infant developed severe methemoglobinemia following topical pharyngeal application of a common benzocaine containing agent ( Cetacaine ). Although a number of reports of this complicatio...
Severe cyanosis resulting from acquired methemoglobinemia after application of a topical anesthetic, Cetacaine spray, occurred in a 37-year-old patient following bronchoscopy for postoperative atelect...
In two seriously ill patients, cyanosis developed shortly after a topical anesthetic spray (Cetacaine) was used. In both cases the presence of methemoglobinemia was suggested by a discrepancy between ...