Rasburicase-induced methaemoglobinaemia and G6PD deficiency in an unusual suspect

Br J Haematol. 2015 Sep;170(5):595. doi: 10.1111/bjh.13513. Epub 2015 Jun 1.

Authors

Adetokunbo Oluwasanjo¹, Olatunji Alese², Sharon Swierczynski³, Daniel Forman⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Reading Health System, West Reading, PA, USA. adetokunbo.oluwasanjo@readinghealth.org.
² Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
³ Department of Pathology, Reading Health System, West Reading, PA, USA.
⁴ Reading Health Physician Network - Hematology Oncology, West Reading, PA, USA.

PMID: 26033222
DOI: 10.1111/bjh.13513

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency* / chemically induced
Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency* / metabolism
Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency* / pathology
Gout Suppressants / administration & dosage
Gout Suppressants / adverse effects*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Urate Oxidase / administration & dosage
Urate Oxidase / adverse effects*

Substances

Gout Suppressants
rasburicase
Urate Oxidase