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I'm assuming this is methemoglobinemia or something analogous to that. It's usually a congenital disease or one that develops because of medications. The two me

I'm assuming this is methemoglobinemia or something analogous to that. It's usually a congenital disease or one that develops because of medications. The two meds I can think of that would cause this are dapsone and benzocaine. It's an easily treatable disease where we have the patient take methylene blue, cool but not worrying with proper treatment.

tda 7y ago
Either you know what you are talking about or read the article, as that is spot on
- epmaybe 7y ago
  It's probably the only thing that causes your blood to turn blue, usually from numbing medication haha. Skin looks blue too, but patients are generally totally fine.
  - gilleain 7y ago
    Your tissues can turn blue from excess silver: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argyria https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argyria But that probably doesn't affect the blood.
trehalose 7y ago
I didn't know it's treated with methylene blue. Kind of amazing how blue blood is treated with blue dye. What a beautifully simple example of biochemistry being counterintuitive.
- suvelx 7y ago
  Homeopathy works! /s
ebg13 7y ago
> I'm assuming this is methemoglobinemia or something analogous to that You don't have to assume. "Woman, 25, diagnosed with methemoglobinemia" is the first sentence after the title. > The two meds I can think of that would cause this are dapsone and benzocaine. "Doctors say numbing agent for toothache to blame" is the next sentence after that. "Warren said the condition had been triggered by a numbing agent containing benzocaine" is further down. > It's an easily treatable disease where we have the patient take methylene blue "The woman was treated with an antidote, methylene blue" is in there too.
vo2maxer 7y ago
The differential diagnoses for methemoglobinemia are more varied than your comment suggests. Here is a reasonable list: https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/204178-differential https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/204178-differential

tda 7y ago

Either you know what you are talking about or read the article, as that is spot on

epmaybe 7y ago
It's probably the only thing that causes your blood to turn blue, usually from numbing medication haha. Skin looks blue too, but patients are generally totally fine.
- gilleain 7y ago
  Your tissues can turn blue from excess silver: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argyria https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argyria But that probably doesn't affect the blood.

trehalose 7y ago

I didn't know it's treated with methylene blue. Kind of amazing how blue blood is treated with blue dye. What a beautifully simple example of biochemistry being counterintuitive.

suvelx 7y ago
Homeopathy works! /s

ebg13 7y ago

> I'm assuming this is methemoglobinemia or something analogous to that You don't have to assume. "Woman, 25, diagnosed with methemoglobinemia" is the first sentence after the title. > The two meds I can think of that would cause this are dapsone and benzocaine. "Doctors say numbing agent for toothache to blame" is the next sentence after that. "Warren said the condition had been triggered by a numbing agent containing benzocaine" is further down. > It's an easily treatable disease where we have the patient take methylene blue "The woman was treated with an antidote, methylene blue" is in there too.

vo2maxer 7y ago

The differential diagnoses for methemoglobinemia are more varied than your comment suggests. Here is a reasonable list: https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/204178-differential https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/204178-differential