title: Peripheral neuropathy and haemolytic anaemia with cherry red spot on macula in dapsone poisoning.
abstract: A young female presented with haemolytic anaemia due to dapsone overdosage. She developed peripheral neuropathy and marked visual impairment with a cherry red spot on the macula, possibly due to toxic retinal vascular damage; both these resolved in due course. Cherry red spot due to dapsone poisoning has not been reported previously.
authors.affiliation: Medical College, Trivandrum.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Abhayambika
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chacko
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mahadevan
authors.forename: O M
authors.initials: OM
authors.lastname: Najeeb
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000743:Anemia, Hemolytic / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000628:therapy; D003622:Dapsone / Q000506:poisoning*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015441:Leprosy, Tuberculoid / Q000188:drug therapy; D008266:Macula Lutea / Q000473:pathology*; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*
chemical_list: D003622:Dapsone