Methemoglobinemia

Methemoglobin is called methemoglobinuria, which is a metabolic state in the body in which there is an increased content of methemoglobin in the urine. The occurrence of this condition is associated, first of all, with the body’s increased demands on the coloring pigments contained in human blood.

Specific definition of metgemo

**Methemoglobinuria** is a condition in which there is an excess amount of “poisoned” hemoglobin in the blood - a type of hemoglobin with an altered molecule structure that is unable to transport oxygen to the body’s tissues.

When the amount of poisoned hemoglobin in the blood increases, oxygen transport is disrupted