Methylene Blue Infusion to Treat Severe Dapsone-Induced Methemoglobinemia in a Pediatric Patient

Dapsone overdose is a well-known potent cause of methemoglobinemia and hemolytic anemia. We discuss a case of a two-year-old male who developed severe persistent methemoglobinemia treated with multiple doses of methylene blue (MB), multidose activated charcoal, and vitamin C. Methylene blue infusion...

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Autores principales: Alyahya, Bader, Alalshaikh, Abdulaziz, Sabbahi, Ghofran, Alnowiser, Mosaed, Al-Mohawes, Mohammed
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Emergency Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8597667/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34804706
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.18853

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8597667/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34804706
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.18853

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