title: Factitious methemoglobinemia.
abstract: We report the case of a 26 year-old female who was treated on numerous occasions for methemoglobinemia believed secondary to surreptitious abuse of dapsone as part of a factitious disorder.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, University of New Mexico School of Medicine and Cancer Research and Treatment Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-5636, USA.
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Carr
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Elias
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Caruana
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rabinowitz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003622:Dapsone / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005162:Factitious Disorders; D005260:Female; D005493:Folic Acid Antagonists / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008708:Methemoglobinemia / Q000139:chemically induced*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders
chemical_list: D005493:Folic Acid Antagonists; D003622:Dapsone