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- Sulfhemoglobinemia (SHb) is a rare condition causing cyanosis, mainly due to drug reactions, as seen in a case involving a 61-year-old woman post-surgery.
- The diagnosis involved testing blood samples through spectrophotometry and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), revealing SHb levels of 8.6% initially and 3.77% a month later.
- After discontinuing the suspected drug (sodium sulfate), the patient's cyanosis improved significantly, highlighting the need for routine SHb testing in emergency situations with unexplained cyanosis.
Article Abstract
Sulfhemoglobinemia (SHb) is an uncommon cause of cyanosis that is predominantly drug-induced in adults. We report an unusual case of sodium sulfate-induced sulfhemoglobinemia in a 61-year-old woman after surgical polypectomy. Fractional hemoglobin derivates were assayed by spectrophotometry and high-performance liquid chromatography. The SHb ratio was 8.6% in the first sample and 3.77% a month later measured by spectrophotometry. In the blood hemolysate, a new peak was identified as SHb with high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). HPLC showed the presence of 9.37% SHb in the first sample and 4.88% a month later. After removing the suspected toxic agent the cyanosis decreased significantly. The findings underline the importance of routine SHb detection in cyanosis of unknown origin especially in emergency cases.
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