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Kapoor R, Suresh P, Barki S, et al. Acute intravascular hemolysis and methemoglobinemia following naphthalene ball poisoning. Indian J Hematol Blood Transfus. 2014;30:317-9doi: 10.1007/s12288-014-0381-5.
Kapoor, R., Suresh, P., Barki, S., Mishra, M., & Garg, M. K. (2014). Acute intravascular hemolysis and methemoglobinemia following naphthalene ball poisoning. Indian journal of hematology & blood transfusion : an official journal of Indian Society of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, 30317-9. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12288-014-0381-5
Kapoor, Rajan, et al. "Acute intravascular hemolysis and methemoglobinemia following naphthalene ball poisoning." Indian journal of hematology & blood transfusion : an official journal of Indian Society of Hematology and Blood Transfusion vol. 30 (2014): 317-9. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12288-014-0381-5
Kapoor R, Suresh P, Barki S, Mishra M, Garg MK. Acute intravascular hemolysis and methemoglobinemia following naphthalene ball poisoning. Indian J Hematol Blood Transfus. 2014 Sep;30:317-9. doi: 10.1007/s12288-014-0381-5. Epub 2014 Apr 11. PMID: 25332608; PMCID: PMC4192198.
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Indian J Hematol Blood Transfus. 2014 Sep;30:317-9. doi: 10.1007/s12288-014-0381-5. Epub 2014 Apr 11.

Acute intravascular hemolysis and methemoglobinemia following naphthalene ball poisoning.

Indian journal of hematology & blood transfusion : an official journal of Indian Society of Hematology and Blood Transfusion

Rajan Kapoor, P Suresh, Satish Barki, Mayank Mishra, M K Garg

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  1. Department of Medicine, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, 411040 India.

PMID: 25332608 PMCID: PMC4192198 DOI: 10.1007/s12288-014-0381-5

Abstract

Naphthalene (C10H8) is a natural component of fossil fuels such as petroleum, diesel and coal. The common consumer products made from naphthalene are moth repellents, in the form of mothballs or crystals, and toilet deodorant blocks. Major toxic effects of naphthalene are due to precipitation of acute intravascular hemolysis. Very few cases of naphthalene poisoning and its effects have been reported from India. We report a case of accidental naphthalene poisoning, who presented with intravascular hemolysis and methemoglobinemia.

Keywords: Intravascular hemolysis; Methemoglobinemia; Methylene blue; Naphthalene

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