Citation

Kapoor R, Suresh P, Barki S, Mishra M, Garg MK. Indian J. Hematol. Blood Transfus. 2014; 30(Suppl 1): 317-319.

Affiliation

Department of Medicine, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, 411040 India.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s12288-014-0381-5

PMID

25332608

PMCID

PMC4192198

Abstract

Naphthalene (C10H8) is a natural component of fossil fuels such as petroleum, diesel and coal. The common consumer products made from naphthalene are moth repellents, in the form of mothballs or crystals, and toilet deodorant blocks. Major toxic effects of naphthalene are due to precipitation of acute intravascular hemolysis. Very few cases of naphthalene poisoning and its effects have been reported from India. We report a case of accidental naphthalene poisoning, who presented with intravascular hemolysis and methemoglobinemia.

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