Methaemoglobinaemia and haemolysis after rasburicase administration in a patient with G6PD deficiency

BMJ Case Rep. 2022 Oct 5;15(10):e252180. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2022-252180.

Authors

Ismael Boussaid¹, Johanna Mondesir¹, Nicolas Chapuis¹, Rudy Birsen²

Affiliations

¹ Hematology Department, Cochin Hospital, APHP, Paris, France.
² Hematology Department, Cochin Hospital, APHP, Paris, France rudy.birsen@inserm.fr.

No abstract available

Keywords: Haematology (drugs and medicines); Haematology (incl blood transfusion).

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency* / complications
Hemolysis
Humans
Methemoglobinemia* / chemically induced
Methemoglobinemia* / drug therapy
Urate Oxidase / adverse effects

Substances

rasburicase
Urate Oxidase