Dapsone induced methemoglobinemia in a patient with glioblastoma

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 149-152

  Walker, Julie G ^a   Kadia, Tapan ^a   Brown, Latrondria ^a   Juneja, Harinder S ^b   de Groot, John F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anemia; Dapsone; Glioblastoma; Methemoglobinemia

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN; CIMETIDINE; DAPSONE; GEMCITABINE; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; HAPTOGLOBIN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; METHEMOGLOBIN; METHYLENE BLUE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANEMIA; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; BACKACHE; BILE DUCT TUMOR; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPNEA; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; OXYGEN SATURATION; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; RETICULOCYTE COUNT; SPECTROMETRY; TACHYCARDIA;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BRAIN STEM NEOPLASMS; DAPSONE; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; MALE; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 67650459981     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: 15737373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11060-009-9813-8     Document Type: Article

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