| Literature DB >> 7931458 |
J Sprung1, D L Bourke, C F Mackenzie, P Thomas.
Abstract
Methemoglobin interferes with the accuracy of pulse oximetry data. Methemoglobinemia is caused by many factors, both congenital and acquired. However, the increasing usage of dapsone, which converts hemoglobin to methemoglobin, is increasing the number of patients with methemoglobinemia. We present the case of a patient with dapsone-induced methemoglobinemia who was successfully treated with methylene blue, which converts methemoglobin back to hemoglobin.Entities:
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Year: 1994 PMID： 7931458 DOI： 10.1007/bf02899513
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Monit ISSN： 0748-1977