Perinatal/Neonatal Case Presentation
Journal of Perinatology (2004) 24, 792–793. doi:10.1038/sj.jp.7211195
Perinatal Toxicity of Domestic Naphthalene Exposure
Eleanor J Molloy MB, PhD1, Benedict A Doctor MD1, Michael D Reed PharmD1 and Michele C Walsh MD1
1Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
Correspondence: Eleanor Molloy, MB, PhD, Division of Neonatology, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, 11100 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
Abstract
Naphthalene-containing mothballs can cause methemoglobinemia on inhalation. We describe a mother with hemolytic anemia and methemoglobinemia associated with elevated levels of naphthalene following exposure to mothballs. Her newborn infant had identical symptoms requiring mechanical ventilation and an exchange transfusion for resolution.
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