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Celecoxib-induced methemoglobinemia.

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OBJECTIVE To report a case of acute methemoglobinemia in a patient treated with celecoxib for osteoarthritis. METHODS A 72-year-old African American man developed an acute confusional state (ACS) one month after receiving celecoxib for osteoarthritis of his knee joints. There was no other

A Case Report of Prilocaine-Induced Methemoglobinemia after Liposuction Procedure.

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Prilocaine-induced methemoglobinemia is a rarely seen condition. In this paper, a case is presented with methemoglobinemia developed secondary to prilocaine use in a liposuction procedure, and the importance of this rarely seen condition is emphasized. A 20-year-old female patient presented with

I.V. ascorbic acid for treatment of apparent rasburicase-induced methemoglobinemia in a patient with acute kidney injury and assumed glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency.

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OBJECTIVE A case of apparent rasburicase-induced methemoglobinemia and acute kidney injury treated with i.v. ascorbic acid because of suspected glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is reported. CONCLUSIONS A 46-year-old African-American man with a recent diagnosis of multiple myeloma

Mechanisms by which pharmacologic agents may contribute to fatigue.

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Fatigue is a common side effect of medications. This review summarizes some of the mechanisms by which drugs may cause fatigue. One major mechanism by which medications can cause fatigue is by central nervous system (CNS) depression. CNS depression can result from decreased excitatory activity, as

Congenital methemoglobinemia misdiagnosed as polycythemia vera: Case report and review of literature.

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Methemoglobinemia is a rare overlooked differential diagnosis in patients presented with cyanosis and dyspnea unrelated to cardiopulmonary causes. Our patient is 29 year old Indian non-smoker male, his story started 6 months prior to presentation to our center when he had generalized fatigue and

Congenital Methemoglobinemia Identified by Pulse Oximetry Screening.

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Congenital methemoglobinemia is a rare condition caused by cytochrome b5 reductase deficiency, cytochrome b5 deficiency, or hemoglobin M disease. Newborn pulse oximetry screening was developed for the early detection of critical congenital heart disease; however, it also enables the early

[Intoxication with prilocaine/lidocaine can cause serious methemoglobinemia].

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Prilocaine/lidocaine is widely used as local anesthetic in children for cannulation and minor surgical procedures. Usually it is unproblematic but it is important to adhere to recommended dose to avoid serious complications. Excessive amount of prilocaine/lidocaine, large application area, prolonged

[Cyanosis as a result of drug-induced methemoglobinemia. A case report].

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A 39-old, anaemic woman, admitted to hospital because of a fistula between bladder and bowel, developed a moderate degree of methaemoglobinaemia (19% of total haemoglobin) after prescription of 3 X 200 mg/die phenazopyridine (Pyridium) for 4 weeks. She showed a greyish discoloration of the skin;

A three-year-old boy with X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy and congenital pulmonary adenomatoid malformation: a case report.

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BACKGROUND X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy leads to demyelination of the nervous system, adrenal insufficiency, and accumulation of long-chain fatty acids. Most young patients with X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy develop seizures and progressive neurologic deficits, and die within the first two decades

Sulfhemoglobinemia after dermal application of DMSO.

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A 43-y-old Caucasian female applied 4 ounces of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) to her lower abdomen for treatment of interstitial cystitis. Within 24 h she developed fatigue, cyanosis and dyspnea with mild exertion. She sought medical attention 10 d later, at which time initial laboratory tests revealed

Aniline derivative-induced methemoglobin in rats.

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Methemoglobinemia and hemolysis are the most prominent side-effects of exposure to a wide variety of arylamine drugs, including agricultural and industrial chemicals. Recent studies with aniline and dapsone have identified N-hydroxyl metabolites as the red blood cell (RBC) mediators. This study

Randomized Phase II Trial of Triapine-Cisplatin-Radiotherapy for Locally Advanced Stage Uterine Cervix or Vaginal Cancers.

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Uterine cervix or vaginal cancers have inherent overactivity of ribonucleotide reductase (RNR), making these cancers rational targets for therapy based on interruption of cisplatin-radiotherapy-induced DNA damage repair. We conducted a pilot, open-label randomized phase II trial to evaluate the

Phase II study of Triapine in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma: a trial of the National Cancer Institute of Canada Clinical Trials Group (NCIC IND.161).

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Triapine is a novel small molecule ribonucleotide reductase inhibitor that showed activity in renal cell carcinoma (RCC) cell lines. Evaluating new agents with novel mechanisms remains of interest for patients with incurable RCC. This was a single-arm, multicentre phase II trial where Triapine was

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