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Acquired methemoglobinemia in children presenting to Italian pediatric emergency departments: a multicenter report

Umberto Rauccia Department of Emergency, Acceptance and General Pediatrics, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Michela Stancob Department of Women, Children And General and Specialist Surgery, University of the Study of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Naples, Italy
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Marco Roversic Academic Department of Pediatrics, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Residency School of Pediatrics, Rome, ItalyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0858-033X
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Eduardo Ponticiellod Dipartimento di Area Critica, AORN Santobono Pausilipon, Naples, Italy
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Mara Pisania Department of Emergency, Acceptance and General Pediatrics, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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Margherita Rosad Dipartimento di Area Critica, AORN Santobono Pausilipon, Naples, Italy
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Raffaele Falsaperlae Neonatal Intensive Care Unit [NICU], AOU “Policlinico”, PO “San Marco”, University of Catania, Catania, Italy;f Unit of Pediatrics and Pediatric Emergency, AOU "Policlinico", PO "San Marco”, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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Piero Pavoneg Division of Pediatrics and Pediatric Emergency, University Hospital Policlinico "Rodolico-San Marco," Catania, Italy
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Claudia Bondoneh Department of Pediatric Emergency, Regina Margherita Children's Hospital, A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy
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Irene Raffaldih Department of Pediatric Emergency, Regina Margherita Children's Hospital, A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy
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Lucia Calistrii Pediatric Emergency Unit, Anna Meyer’s Children Hospital, Florence, Italy
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Stefano Masii Pediatric Emergency Unit, Anna Meyer’s Children Hospital, Florence, ItalyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3324-551X
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Antonino Realea Department of Emergency, Acceptance and General Pediatrics, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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Alberto Villania Department of Emergency, Acceptance and General Pediatrics, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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Marco Maranoa Department of Emergency, Acceptance and General Pediatrics, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy;j Paediatric Clinical Toxicology Centre, Children's Hospital Bambino Gesù, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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Pages 920-925 | Received 22 Dec 2021, Accepted 27 Mar 2022, Published online: 13 Apr 2022

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