• Am J Emerg Med · Nov 2019

    Case Reports

    EMLA-induced methemoglobinemia after laser-assisted hair removal procedure.

    • Renata Portasio Lerner and Eric Lee.
    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA. Electronic address: rlerner@maimonidesmed.org.
    • Am J Emerg Med. 2019 Nov 1; 37 (11): 2119.e1-2119.e2.

    AbstractThis is the case of a 23-year-old female with a past medical history of ADHD and Depression who was evaluated in the emergency department for perioral cyanosis and hypoxia after application of the eutectic mixture of lidocaine and prilocaine (EMLA) local anesthetic prior to a laser-assisted hair removal procedure. This report illustrates a case of methemoglobinemia which is a rare but significant complication of topical anesthetic use.Copyright © 2019 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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