Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole‐induced methemoglobinemia in pediatric patient: A case report

Abstract

Abstract In this report, a case of high dose of sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim‐induced methemoglobinemia and is reported in a young boy with ventilator‐associated pneumonia and was treated successfully with methylene blue and cessation of the offending agent.

Keywords

• high dose
• methemoglobinemia
• pediatrics
• sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim