Methemoglobinemia in Patient with G6PD Deficiency and SARS-CoV-2 Infection

We report a case of intravascular hemolysis and methemoglobinemia, precipitated by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection, in a patient with undiagnosed glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency. Clinicians should be aware of this complication of coronavirus disease as a cause...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kieran Palmer, Jonathan Dick, Winifred French, Lajos Floro, Martin Ford
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-09-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/9/20-2353_article