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Frequency - Incidence

Incidence of respiratory adverse event(s) due to the specific drug as assessed by number of reported/published cases in the literature. Red digits in stars indicate: 0 = Very rare, questionable signal · 1 = < 10 cases · 2 = 10-50 cases · 3 = 50–100 cases · 4 = 100-200 cases · 5 = >200 cases

Evidence level/grade

Evidence level for respiratory adverse event(s) due to the specific drug as estimated using Hill’s (1965), Naranjo’s (1981), and Bégaud’s (1985) criteria applied to published cases. Blue digits in stars indicate: 0 = Questionable · 1 = Low · 2 = Moderate · 3 = Robust · 4 = Definite · 5 = Unquestionable, pathognomonic

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Methemoglobinemia

Publications

Anand V, Venkatesan DK, T P, Naseem M, Rathia SK

Methemoglobinemia Secondary to a Traditional Healing Practice Using Mothballs: A Need of Pediatric Vigilance.

Cureus. 2023;15(6):e41192

Kuwada G, Murakami A, Glaser DW, Ingraham SE, Purohit PJ

Mothball Ingestion in the Setting of G6PD Deficiency Causing Severe Hemolytic Anemia, Methemoglobinemia, and Multiple Organ Failure in a Toddler.

Hawai'i journal of health & social welfare. 2022;81(1):3-5

Kumar S, Kavitha TK, Angurana SK

Kerosene, Camphor, and Naphthalene Poisoning in Children.

Indian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine. 2019;23(Suppl 4):S278-S281

Pannu AK, Singla V

Naphthalene Toxicity in Clinical Practice.

Current drug metabolism. 2020;21(1):63-66

Volney G, Tatusov M, Yen AC, Karamyan N

Naphthalene Toxicity: Methemoglobinemia and Acute Intravascular Hemolysis.

Cureus. 2018;10(8):e3147

Deo P, Sahu KK, Dhibar DP, Varma SC

Naphthalene ball poisoning: a rare cause of acquired methaemoglobinaemia.

BMJ case reports. 2016;2016