Open AccessA Case of Dapsone Poisoning in Eight Year Old Child
Author(s) -
Edwin Dias
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
international journal of health sciences and pharmacy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2581-6411
DOI - 10.47992/ijhsp.2581.6411.0013
Subject(s) - methemoglobinemia , dapsone , medicine , ingestion , ascorbic acid , pediatrics , methemoglobin , anesthesia , dermatology , hemoglobin , chemistry , food science
An eight year old child was admitted with breathing difficulty and ingestion of ten dapsone tablets, on examination cyanosis was detected and methemoglobinemia was found. The child was treated with supportive measures intravenous methylene blue and ascorbic acid as the methemoglobinemia did not reduce to an acceptable level, an exchange transfusion was done the child improved gradually.