A Rare Case of Methemoglobinemia after Ifosfamide Infusion in a 3-Year-Old Patient Treated for T-ALL

A Rare Case of Methemoglobinemia after Ifosfamide Infusion in a 3-Year-Old Patient Treated for T-ALL

Methemoglobinemia is a potentially life-threatening, rare condition in which the oxygen-carrying capacity of hemoglobin is diminished. We present the case of a 3-year-old boy treated for T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) who developed methemoglobinemia (MetHb 57.1%) as a side effect of ifo...

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Main Authors: Maria Suprunowicz, Katarzyna Marcinkiewicz, Elżbieta Leszczyńska, Anna Krętowska-Grunwald, Marcin Płonowski, Mariola Tałałaj, Łucja Dakowicz, Maryna Krawczuk-Rybak, Małgorzata Sawicka-Żukowska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-03-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
acute lymphoblastic leukemia
ALL
methemoglobinemia
ifosfamide
methylene blue
exchange transfusion
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/25/7/3789

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