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- who: Nasim Khajavirad from the (UNIVERSITY) have published the Article: Hemolysis and acquired methemoglobinemia associated with lidocaine and benzocaine topical application: a case report, in the Journal: (JOURNAL)
- what: Commonly used drugs may cause acquired methemoglobinemia.
SUMMARY
Enzymatic systems protect the red blood cells against oxidative stress and try not to let the methemoglobin levels exceed 1-2% of the total hemoglobin. Hemoglobin M disease, cytochrome b5 reductase deficiency, and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency are causes of hereditary methemoglobinemia. Some drugs, such as dapson, nitroglycerine, nitroprusside, nitric oxide, sulfanamides . . .
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