title: Metoclopramide-induced sulfhemoglobinemia.
abstract: Metoclopramide, a drug with oxidant activity, has infrequently been reported to cause methemoglobinemia in infants. We present a unique case in which a patient on chronic metoclopramide therapy developed sulfhemoglobinemia that resolved with subsequent discontinuation of the drug. Mechanisms that may be important in the formation of sulfhemoglobin also are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Van Veldhuizen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wyatt
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008787:Metoclopramide / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013436:Sulfhemoglobinemia / Q000139:chemically induced*
chemical_list: D008787:Metoclopramide