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- Title
La ingesta de dapsona con fines de intento suicida induce metahemoglobinemia. A propósito de un caso.
- Authors
Nares Torices, Miguel Ángel; Arredondo Armenta, Juan Manuel; García, Sunna Ferrari; Carmen Sánchez Villegas, María del
- Abstract
Dapsone is a commonly prescribed leprostatic agent for the treatment of patients with leprosy, malaria, and a variety of skin diseases. Methemoglobinemia, a potentially life threatening when the oxygen carrying capacity of blood in the body tissues is reduced, is a known adverse effect of dapsone use. We report a case of dapsone induced Methemoglobinemia observed in the Emergency Service of Hospital General, Centro Médico Nacional la Raza, in a patient with vitiligo treated with dapsone and taking this for purposes of attempting suicide. The pathophysiological mechanisms, diagnosis, and treatment of dapsone-induced methemoglobinemia will be discussed.
- Subjects
DAPSONE; LEPROSTATIC agents; HANSEN'S disease treatment; MALARIA treatment; SKIN disease treatment; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Archivos de Medicina de Urgencia de México, 2013, Vol 5, Issue 2, p85
- ISSN
2007-1752
- Publication type
Article