PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Yee Ann Tan
AU  - Kai Choon Ng
AU  - Seng Wee Cheo
AU  - Tee Tat Khoo
AU  - Qin Jian Low
TI  - A case of dapsone-induced methaemoglobinaemia
AID  - 10.7861/clinmed.2020-0364
DP  - 2020 Sep 01
TA  - Clinical Medicine
PG  - 519--521
VI  - 20
IP  - 5
4099  - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/20/5/519.short
4100  - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/20/5/519.full
SO  - Clin Med2020 Sep 01; 20
AB  - Methaemoglobinaemia is an uncommon but potentially serious condition. It can be caused by congenital or acquired cause. Drug-induced methaemoglobinaemia is the commonest cause of acquired methaemoglobinaemia. The clinical signs and symptoms of methaemoglobinaemia include dyspnoea, desaturation, presence of saturation gap, headache, nausea and seizures depending on level of serum methaemoglobinaemia. We illustrate a case of dapsone-induced methaemoglobinaemia and its successful treatment by intravenous methylene blue.