• DOI:10.1345/APH.1E557
Corpus ID: 22812461

Phenazopyridine-Induced Sulfhemoglobinemia

@article{Gopalachar2005PhenazopyridineInducedS,
  title={Phenazopyridine-Induced Sulfhemoglobinemia},
  author={Anuradha S Gopalachar and Venita L Bowie and P. Bharadwaj},
  journal={Annals of Pharmacotherapy},
  year={2005},
  volume={39},
  pages={1128 - 1130}
}

Anuradha S Gopalachar, Venita L Bowie, P. Bharadwaj

Published 2005

Medicine

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

OBJECTIVE: To report a case of sulfhemoglobinemia in a patient receiving phenazopyridine for a urinary tract infection. CASE SUMMARY: A 63-year-old white woman presented to the emergency department with complaints of fatigue and bluish discoloration of her body that had gradually progressed over the previous 6–8 weeks. About 4 months prior to presenting to the emergency department, she had started taking phenazopyridine, an over-the-counter medication for symptoms of dysuria. Because the… CONTINUE READING

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