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Factitious methemoglobinemia
Author(s) -
Carr Karen M.,
Elias Laurence,
Caruana Lee C.,
Rabinowitz Ian
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
american journal of hematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.456
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1096-8652
pISSN - 0361-8609
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1096-8652(199911)62:3<196::aid-ajh11>3.0.co;2-7
Subject(s) - methemoglobinemia , dapsone , medicine , factitious disorder , dermatology , pediatrics , psychiatry , anesthesia
We report the case of a 26 year‐old female who was treated on numerous occasions for methemoglobinemia believed secondary to surreptitious abuse of dapsone as part of a factitious disorder. Am. J. Hematol. 62:196–197, 1999. © 1999 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.