pubmed-article:7332152 | pubmed:abstractText | Authors report five cases of toxic methemoglobinaemia. Four of them were observed in newborns and the remaining one in a toddler. Acute gastroenteritis, carrot soup and spinachs were recognized as etiologic factors. Up-dated information about this clinical entity, its gasometric diagnosis, hemoglobin spectrophotometry and treatment with methylene blue is briefly recalled. | lld:pubmed |