High dose dapsone toxicity.
A description of the clinical and biochemical course is given for a patient who developed haemolysis and methaemoglobinaemia following dapsone therapy in high dosage for 2 weeks.
D000368:Aged; D000743:Anemia, Hemolytic / Q000139:chemically induced*; D003622:Dapsone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003874:Dermatitis Herpetiformis / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced; D005734:Gangrene / Q000139:chemically induced; D006801:Humans; D008708:Methemoglobinemia / Q000139:chemically induced*; D014034:Toes
D003622:Dapsone