Figures & data
Fig. 1. Methemoglobin and dapsone serum levels after cessation of dapsone therapy. Day 0 = day of clinical presentation and cessation of dapsone therapy; •: Methemoglobin (%); □: Dapsone concentration (mg/L); ↑: Methylene blue 1 mg/kg intravenously [Day 10 (twice), 11, 63, 185]; ....: Charcoal 50 g in 500 ml sodium sulfate (Carbomix®) twice daily orally (day 39–46); ---: Ascorbic acid 500 mg tablet thrice daily (Day 49 – end); –––: Cimetidine 400 mg tablet thrice daily (Day 106 – end).
![Fig. 1. Methemoglobin and dapsone serum levels after cessation of dapsone therapy. Day 0 = day of clinical presentation and cessation of dapsone therapy; •: Methemoglobin (%); □: Dapsone concentration (mg/L); ↑: Methylene blue 1 mg/kg intravenously [Day 10 (twice), 11, 63, 185]; ....: Charcoal 50 g in 500 ml sodium sulfate (Carbomix®) twice daily orally (day 39–46); ---: Ascorbic acid 500 mg tablet thrice daily (Day 49 – end); –––: Cimetidine 400 mg tablet thrice daily (Day 106 – end).](/cms/asset/3cdf9b4e-b8da-4b82-aeb6-57f9283554fb/ictx_a_864394_f0001_b.jpg)