DAPSONE-INDUCED METHEMOGLOBINEMIA IN A PATIENT WITH WELLS SYNDROME: A CASE REPORT
JOURNAL OF ISTANBUL FACULTY OF MEDICINE-ISTANBUL TIP FAKULTESI DERGISI, cilt.79, sa.2, ss.96-100, 2016 (Hakemli Dergi)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 79 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2016
- Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF ISTANBUL FACULTY OF MEDICINE-ISTANBUL TIP FAKULTESI DERGISI
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.96-100
- Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
Case: A 24 year old woman, was admitted to our outpatient clinic with common urticarial lesions after treatment with amoxicillin clavulanic acid. Lesions were annular, erythematous, indurated plaques with changing diameters.. A relapse was occured after oral methylprednisolone/cetirizine/topical mometasone treatment. After treatment resistance with hydroxychloroquine for 6 weeks, dapsone was started. On the 5th day of 2x100 mg dapsone treatment severe headache, dizziness, palpitations, fatigue, was considered methemoglobinemia: Dapsone induced methemoglobinemia was shown with 5.10 % methemoglobin level and followed up with supportive treatment.