Dapsone induced methemoglobinemia
Increase in levels of methemoglobin is termed as methemoglobinemia which leads to organ level hypoxia. It can be congenital or acquired. In this case report we present a case of a middle-aged female with methemoglobinemia due to dapsone overdose and how immediate introduction of ascorbic acid, oxygen therapy and dapsone discontinuation cured the patient.
Authors
- Pooja Khosla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8628-6809)
- Vinus Taneja (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6217-9670)
- Shubhank Narula
Institutions
- Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
- Published
- 2024-10-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20243009
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Methemoglobinemia and Tumor Lysis Syndrome
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00