Therapeutic effect of ascorbic acid on dapsone-induced methemoglobinemia in rats

Objective Dapsone (diaminodiphenyl sulfone, DDS) is currently used to treat leprosy, malaria, dermatitis herpetiformis, and other diseases. It is also used to treat pneumocystis pneumonia and Toxoplasma gondii infection in HIV-positive patients. The most common adverse effect of DDS is methemoglobin...

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Main Authors: Changwoo Kang, Dong Hoon Kim, Taeyun Kim, Soo Hoon Lee, Jin Hee Jeong, Sang Bong Lee, Jin Hyun Kim, Myeong Hee Jung, Kyung-woo Lee, In Sung Park
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Korean Society of Emergency Medicine 2018-09-01
Series:Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.ceemjournal.org/upload/pdf/ceem-17-253.pdf