Abstract
Methemoglobinemia is a rare dyshemoglobin disorder which can either be congenital or acquired. Dyshemoglobin disorders can be asymptomatic or symptomatic. We narrate the case of a 12-year-old girl who presented with a fever, cough, and oxygen saturation of 85%. She was diagnosed with COVID-19, along with a large atrial septal defect and pulmonary arterial hypertension. Arterial blood gas analysis revealed normal partial pressure of oxygen and on 100% exposure to oxygen, blood color turned chocolate brown. After the resolution of COVID-19 in 10 days, the patient was treated with oral ascorbic acid and successful atrial septal defect repair. It is important to suspect dyshemoglobin disorder in a patient who presents with hypoxia/hypoxemia.
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Publication details
- DOI
- 10.5001/omj.2024.16
- Journal
- Oman Medical Journal
- Publisher
- Oman Medical Specialty Board
- Open access
- Gold open access
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APA 7
Nayak, J., Kumar, K., Singh, S. K., Dhingra, G., & Nath, U. K. (2024). A Rare Case of Familial Methemoglobinemia with Congenital Heart Disease. Oman Medical Journal. https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2024.16
MLA 9
Nayak, Jhasaketan, et al. "A Rare Case of Familial Methemoglobinemia with Congenital Heart Disease." Oman Medical Journal, 2024. https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2024.16.
Chicago (author–date)
Nayak, Jhasaketan, Karthik Kumar, Sashi Kant Singh, Gaurav Dhingra, and Uttam Kumar Nath. 2024. "A Rare Case of Familial Methemoglobinemia with Congenital Heart Disease." Oman Medical Journal. https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2024.16.
Harvard
Nayak, J., Kumar, K., Singh, S. K., Dhingra, G. and Nath, U. K. (2024) 'A Rare Case of Familial Methemoglobinemia with Congenital Heart Disease', Oman Medical Journal. doi:10.5001/omj.2024.16.
Vancouver
Nayak J, Kumar K, Singh SK, Dhingra G, Nath UK. A Rare Case of Familial Methemoglobinemia with Congenital Heart Disease. Oman Medical Journal. 2024. doi:10.5001/omj.2024.16
IEEE
J. Nayak, K. Kumar, S. K. Singh, G. Dhingra, and U. K. Nath, "A Rare Case of Familial Methemoglobinemia with Congenital Heart Disease," Oman Medical Journal, 2024, doi: 10.5001/omj.2024.16.