Not the Typical Pneumonia: An Unusual Case of Rasburicase-induced Methomoglobinemia

We present a rare case of rasburicase-induced methemoglobinemia and hemolytic anemia in the setting of presumed glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency. A 78-year-old male with a known history of chronic lymphocytic leukemia presented to the clinic with fever of unknown origin. Laborator...

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Autores principales: Younis, Moustafa, Derbas, Laith, Eikermann, Stephen M, Hamarshi, Majdi S
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2018
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6168055/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30324040
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.3084

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6168055/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30324040
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.3084

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