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Vitamin C in Dapsone induced Methaemoglobinaemia- a case report
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  • Deepak Bhonagiri,
  • Ram Lakshmanan,
  • Hasanul Kabir,
  • Sumana Gopinath
Deepak Bhonagiri
Liverpool Hospital

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Ram Lakshmanan
Campbelltown Hospital
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Hasanul Kabir
Campbelltown Hospital
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Sumana Gopinath
Campbelltown Hospital
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Abstract

Dapsone had been used for leprosy but now used in dermatological conditions. The medical emergency team saw a patient on Dapsone with low oxygen saturation despite 8L/min O2 and elevated methaemoglobin level. After diagnosising dapsone related methaemoglobinaemia dapsone was ceased and Vitamin C given intravenously for 4 days

Peer review status:ACCEPTED

04 Oct 2020Submitted to Clinical Case Reports
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07 Oct 2020Submission Checks Completed
07 Oct 2020Assigned to Editor
25 Oct 2020Reviewer(s) Assigned
20 Dec 2020Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
20 Dec 2020Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
18 Feb 20211st Revision Received
20 Feb 2021Submission Checks Completed
20 Feb 2021Assigned to Editor
20 Feb 2021Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
01 Mar 2021Editorial Decision: Accept