Methemoglobinemia induced by indoxacarb intoxication

Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2010 Aug;48(7):766-7. doi: 10.3109/15563650.2010.503657.

Abstract

Indoxacarb is a recently introduced insecticide whose mode of action is blockage of voltage-gated sodium channels. There are limited data on human ingestion. A case of 68-year-old healthy male who presented with general cyanosis because of methemoglobinemia following the ingestion of indoxacarb is presented. After receiving a methylene blue injection, the patient recovered without sequelae.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Humans
  • Insecticides / poisoning*
  • Male
  • Methemoglobinemia / chemically induced*
  • Oxazines / poisoning*
  • Suicide, Attempted

Substances

  • Insecticides
  • Oxazines
  • indoxacarb