Methemoglobinemia induced by topical vaginal sulfanilamide cream in a patient with cervical cancer: A case report

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 953-956

  Bristol, Ian ^a   Brown, Jubilee ^b   Slomovitz, Brian M ^b   Shannon, Vickie R ^a   Eifel, Patricia J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b Department of Gynecologic Oncology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Methemoglobinemia; Vaginal sulfanilamide cream

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; SULFANILAMIDE;

ADULT; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CYANOSIS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; BRACHYTHERAPY; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; SULFANILAMIDES; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 20444468410     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2005.03.015     Document Type: Article

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