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Erschienen in: Reactions Weekly 1/2018

01.06.2018 | Case report

Rasburicase

Methaemoglobinaemia following off-label use of rasburicase: case report

Erschienen in: Reactions Weekly | Ausgabe 1/2018

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A 70-year-old man developed methaemoglobinaemia following off-label use of rasburicase for chronic gout. The man was initiated on rasburicase infusion [dosage not stated] following a failure to re-initiate urate-lowering treatment, leading to elevated serum uric acid levels of 798 µmol/L, urinary urate excretion of 3328 µmol/24hours and development of new tophi, affecting the functioning of his hands. He developed methaemoglobinaemia following his second infusion of rasburicase [outcome not stated]. …
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Titel
Rasburicase
Methaemoglobinaemia following off-label use of rasburicase: case report
Publikationsdatum
01.06.2018
Verlag
Springer International Publishing
Erschienen in
Reactions Weekly / Ausgabe 1/2018
Print ISSN: 0114-9954
Elektronische ISSN: 1179-2051
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40278-018-48381-4

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