Methemoglobinemia secondary to primaquine in a child with malaria
Keywords:
Methemoglobin, methemoglobinemia, cyanosis, malaria, primaquine, pediatrics
Abstract
Methemoglobinemia is the result of the increase in blood methemoglobin concentrations, inhibiting the proper supply of oxygen to tissues. It is considered a rare condition that requires high diagnostic suspicion. The case of a patient with malaria is reported who presented cyanosis and desaturation as a manifestation of methemoglobinemia caused by primaquine consumption, with good response to the suspension of the antimalaria drug and the administration of ascorbic acid.
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Puerta S, Rodríguez H. Methemoglobinemia secondary to primaquine in a child with malaria. Biomed. [Internet]. 2024 Sep. 17 [cited 2025 Apr. 4];45(1). Available from: https://revistabiomedicaorg.biteca.online/index.php/biomedica/article/view/7194
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2024-09-17
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Case presentation
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