Dapsone-induced Methemoglobinemia in a Child with End-stage Renal Disease: A Brief Review

We report a child who was on immunosuppressive therapy for renal transplant rejection, with end-stage renal disease, and who developed methemoglobinemia while receiving dapsone for Pneumocystis jiroveci infection prophylaxis.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Chegondi, Madhuradhar, Ten, Irina, Totapally, Balagangadhar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2018
Materias:
Pediatrics
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6010360/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29930890
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.2513
Descripción
Sumario:We report a child who was on immunosuppressive therapy for renal transplant rejection, with end-stage renal disease, and who developed methemoglobinemia while receiving dapsone for Pneumocystis jiroveci infection prophylaxis.

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