TY - JOUR AU - Satish D A AU - Nagabhushana N R AU - Sumathy T K AU - Padmavathy L AB -

A 33 old I female developed methaemoglobinemia manifesting as cyanosis fatigue, malaise and headache 3 weeks after being put on l00 mg of dapsone daily for borderline - tuberculoid leprosy. Similar manifestations develope4 in a 15 year old boy 9 days after he, was put on 50 mg of dapsone daily for suspected indeterminate leprosy. withdrawal of dapsone resulted in reversal of methaemoglobinemia.

BT - Indian journal of dermatology, venereology and leprology C1 -

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28128107?dopt=Abstract

IS - 2 J2 - Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol LA - eng N2 -

A 33 old I female developed methaemoglobinemia manifesting as cyanosis fatigue, malaise and headache 3 weeks after being put on l00 mg of dapsone daily for borderline - tuberculoid leprosy. Similar manifestations develope4 in a 15 year old boy 9 days after he, was put on 50 mg of dapsone daily for suspected indeterminate leprosy. withdrawal of dapsone resulted in reversal of methaemoglobinemia.

PY - 1989 SP - 123 EP - 125 T2 - Indian journal of dermatology, venereology and leprology TI - Dapsone Induced Methaemoglobinemia. VL - 55 SN - 0973-3922 ER -