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Clofazimine-induced methemoglobinemia: A rare incidence

Clofazimine is commonly used for the treatment of leprosy and chronic use of it can lead to methemoglobinemia, which is a rare but major concern. Iron of hemoglobin remains in the form of ferric (Fe3+) in methemoglobinemia as compared with ferrous form (Fe2+) in normal situation. This transformation...

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Autores principales: Asif, Ahmed, Preetham, Chandrappa, Mahajyoti, Chakravorty, Nibedita, Mishra
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6293906/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30613562
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_296_18