A 32-Year-Old Female with AIDS, Pneumocystis jiroveci Pneumonia, and Methemoglobinemia.
We report a case of methemoglobinemia with significant hemoglobin desaturation in a young female with AIDS who was being treated for Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia. A review of the etiology, pathophysiology, and treatment of methemoglobinemia is presented.
Baltimore-Washington Medical Center, Glen Burnie, MD 21061, USA.
Guillermo J
GJ
Giangreco
University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
Dean
D
Campbell
University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
Mark J
MJ
Cowan