Open AccessDapsone-induced methemoglobinemia: "Saturation gap"-The key to diagnosis
Author(s) -
Shivinder Singh,
Navdeep Sethi,
Sushmitha Pandith,
Gouri Shankar Ramesh
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of anaesthesiology-clinical pharmacology/journal of anaesthesiology clinical pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 2231-2730
pISSN - 0970-9185
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9185.125710
Subject(s) - methemoglobinemia , dapsone , medicine , saturation (graph theory) , dermatology , intensive care medicine , anesthesia , mathematics , combinatorics
Two cases of Acquired Methemoglobinemia are presented. The significance of a high index of suspicion for diagnosisis emphasized, especially in the presence of a "saturation gap". The various causes of acquired methemoglobinemia are enumerated and the management reviewed.