Indian Journal of Drugs in Dermatology

CASE REPORT
Year
: 2018  |  Volume : 4  |  Issue : 2  |  Page : 79--81

A curious case of palpitation in a leprosy patient with low grade methemoglobinemia


Vikas Pathania1, Prerna Shankar2, Preema Sinha3, DM Tripathy3 
1 Department of Dermatology, Command Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India
2 Officer Commanding, Station Health Organization, Pune, Maharashtra, India
3 Department of Dermatology, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India

Correspondence Address:
Dr. Vikas Pathania
Department of Dermatology, Command Hospital (SC), Pune - 411 040, Maharashtra
India

Dapsone is fairly a common drug in the armamentarium of a dermatologist with varied approved and ever-increasing latitude of novel indications. Methemoglobinemia is a known hematologic adverse effect with protean clinical manifestations depending on percentage of hemoglobin involved. We report one such case of Hansen's disease on multi drug therapy (MDT) and oral steroids who reported with an episode of sudden-onset palpitation.


How to cite this article:
Pathania V, Shankar P, Sinha P, Tripathy D M. A curious case of palpitation in a leprosy patient with low grade methemoglobinemia.Indian J Drugs Dermatol 2018;4:79-81


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Pathania V, Shankar P, Sinha P, Tripathy D M. A curious case of palpitation in a leprosy patient with low grade methemoglobinemia. Indian J Drugs Dermatol [serial online] 2018 [cited 2024 Mar 29 ];4:79-81
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