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Methemoglobinemia MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Methemoglobinemia
Tree Number(s)
C15.378.619
Unique ID
D008708
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008708
Annotation
presence of methemoglobin in blood
Scope Note
The presence of methemoglobin in the blood, resulting in cyanosis. A small amount of methemoglobin is present in the blood normally, but injury or toxic agents convert a larger proportion of hemoglobin into methemoglobin, which does not function reversibly as an oxygen carrier. Methemoglobinemia may be due to a defect in the enzyme NADH methemoglobin reductase (an autosomal recessive trait) or to an abnormality in hemoglobin M (an autosomal dominant trait). (Dorland, 27th ed)
NLM Classification #
WH 190
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
1994/06/28
Methemoglobinemia Preferred
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