Philippe Camus, M.D.

Dijon, France

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Frequency - Incidence

Incidence of respiratory adverse event(s) due to the specific drug as assessed by number of reported/published cases in the literature. Red digits in stars indicate: 0 = Very rare, questionable signal · 1 = < 10 cases · 2 = 10-50 cases · 3 = 50–100 cases · 4 = 100-200 cases · 5 = >200 cases

Evidence level/grade

Evidence level for respiratory adverse event(s) due to the specific drug as estimated using Hill’s (1965), Naranjo’s (1981), and Bégaud’s (1985) criteria applied to published cases. Blue digits in stars indicate: 0 = Questionable · 1 = Low · 2 = Moderate · 3 = Robust · 4 = Definite · 5 = Unquestionable, pathognomonic

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Methemoglobinemia

See under Dapsone (PMID 30697428)

Publications

Tang ASO, Yeo ST, Teh YC, Kho WM, Chew LP, Muniandy P

The mystery of 'saturation gap': a case of dapsone-induced methaemoglobinemia in a pregnant mother with leprosy.

Oxford medical case reports 2019 Jan;2019;omy111 — 2019 Jan — omy111