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Short Report

A case of Dapsone Induced Methemoglobinemia

Najia Mahmood1 FCPS Medicine, Holy Family Hospital, Rawalpindi Medical University and Allied Hospitals,Rawalpindi,Pakistan.Correspondence[email protected]
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Mutti Ullah Khan2 FCPS Anesthesia,Combined Military Hospital,Sargodha,Pakistan.
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Ihtisham U. L. Haq2 FCPS Anesthesia,Combined Military Hospital,Sargodha,Pakistan.
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Farhat Afshan Jelani2 FCPS Anesthesia,Combined Military Hospital,Sargodha,Pakistan.
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Aayesha Tariq3 Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission General Hospital,Islamabad,Pakistan.
Article: 22 | Received 01 Oct 2018, Accepted 11 Jun 2019, Published online: 28 Nov 2023

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