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BIPP induced methaemoglobinaemia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

A. Nigam ,
J. Ruddy  and
P. E. Robin
A. Nigam*
Affiliation:
Department of Otlaryngology, Dudley Road Hospital, Birmingham.
J. Ruddy
Affiliation:
Department of Otlaryngology, Dudley Road Hospital, Birmingham.
P. E. Robin
Affiliation:
Department of Otlaryngology, Dudley Road Hospital, Birmingham.
*
A. Nigam F.R.C.S., 6 Rollason Road, Erdington, Birmingham B24 9BJ.
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Abstract

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Bismuth subnitrate, one of the constituents of BIPP is known to cause methaemoglobinaemia. Ten patients had blood estimations for methaemoglobin levels before and after nasal packing with BIPP impregnated gauze. Only one patient exhibited abnormal levels of methaemoglobin and this was most probably the result of the large quantity of BIPP used. It is unlikely that significant methaemoglobinaemia occurs during the routine use of BIPP in the nose.

Keywords

BIPPmethaemoglobinaemia
Type
Main Articles
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 105 , Issue 2 , February 1991 , pp. 78 - 79
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1991

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