Metoclopramide-induced sulfhemoglobinemia.

Van Veldhuizen, P J; Wyatt, A · Am J Gastroenterol · 1995

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Metoclopramide, a drug with oxidant activity, has infrequently been reported to cause methemoglobinemia in infants. We present a unique case in which a patient on chronic metoclopramide therapy developed sulfhemoglobinemia that resolved with subsequent discontinuation of the drug. Mechanisms that may be important in the formation of sulfhemoglobin also are discussed.

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