Methemoglobinemia: Case of Falsely low SpO2
Pulse oximetry is often regarded as the fifth vital sign. Based on the absorption of near-infrared light, any changes in the concentration of oxyhemoglobin influence the reading on the pulse oximeter. We present one such case of a 30-year-old lady with leprosy on multiple drug therapy that showed lo...
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2024-02-01
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| author | Srishthi Tripathy Anmol Sharma Robin Choudhary Shipra Verma |
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| description | Pulse oximetry is often regarded as the fifth vital sign. Based on the absorption of near-infrared light, any changes in the concentration of oxyhemoglobin influence the reading on the pulse oximeter. We present one such case of a 30-year-old lady with leprosy on multiple drug therapy that showed low SpO2 readings not associated with respiratory distress and did not improve with oxygenation. She was found to have dapsone-induced methemoglobinemia, which was reversed after 48 h of stopping the drug intake. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d0bb26e121d94e84a2f617e8499b10bd2024-10-18T14:30:37ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsAmrita Journal of Medicine0975-96622024-02-01201363710.4103/AMJM.AMJM_68_23Methemoglobinemia: Case of Falsely low SpO2Srishthi TripathyAnmol SharmaRobin ChoudharyShipra VermaPulse oximetry is often regarded as the fifth vital sign. Based on the absorption of near-infrared light, any changes in the concentration of oxyhemoglobin influence the reading on the pulse oximeter. We present one such case of a 30-year-old lady with leprosy on multiple drug therapy that showed low SpO2 readings not associated with respiratory distress and did not improve with oxygenation. She was found to have dapsone-induced methemoglobinemia, which was reversed after 48 h of stopping the drug intake.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/AMJM.AMJM_68_23methemoglobinemiaoximetryspo2 |
| spellingShingle | Srishthi Tripathy Anmol Sharma Robin Choudhary Shipra Verma Methemoglobinemia: Case of Falsely low SpO2 Amrita Journal of Medicine methemoglobinemia oximetry spo2 |
| title | Methemoglobinemia: Case of Falsely low SpO2 |
| title_full | Methemoglobinemia: Case of Falsely low SpO2 |
| title_fullStr | Methemoglobinemia: Case of Falsely low SpO2 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Methemoglobinemia: Case of Falsely low SpO2 |
| title_short | Methemoglobinemia: Case of Falsely low SpO2 |
| title_sort | methemoglobinemia case of falsely low spo2 |
| topic | methemoglobinemia oximetry spo2 |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/AMJM.AMJM_68_23 |
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