Dapsone‐Induced Heinz Body Hemolytic Anemia: A Case Report

ABSTRACT Patients who develop acute anemia, without evidence of blood loss, should have a hemolysis workup including a medication review in case this could be contributing. In our patient's case, workup was significant for Heinz body hemolytic anemia due to home dapsone. Patient's anemia u...

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Main Authors: Tyler Edwards, Monica Montes‐Rivera, Lucy Fu
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2025-04-01
Series:Clinical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.70430
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description ABSTRACT Patients who develop acute anemia, without evidence of blood loss, should have a hemolysis workup including a medication review in case this could be contributing. In our patient's case, workup was significant for Heinz body hemolytic anemia due to home dapsone. Patient's anemia ultimately resolved with drug cessation.
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spelling doaj-art-741aa87518da4e8788af1a3c7ec87cb02025-08-20T02:18:33ZengWileyClinical Case Reports2050-09042025-04-01134n/an/a10.1002/ccr3.70430Dapsone‐Induced Heinz Body Hemolytic Anemia: A Case ReportTyler Edwards0Monica Montes‐Rivera1Lucy Fu2Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago Illinois USABaylor College of Medicine Houston Texas USANorthwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago Illinois USAABSTRACT Patients who develop acute anemia, without evidence of blood loss, should have a hemolysis workup including a medication review in case this could be contributing. In our patient's case, workup was significant for Heinz body hemolytic anemia due to home dapsone. Patient's anemia ultimately resolved with drug cessation.https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.70430dapsoneglucose‐6‐phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiencyHeinz bodiesHeinz body hemolytic anemiahemolytic anemia
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Dapsone‐Induced Heinz Body Hemolytic Anemia: A Case Report
Clinical Case Reports
dapsone
glucose‐6‐phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency
Heinz bodies
Heinz body hemolytic anemia
hemolytic anemia
title Dapsone‐Induced Heinz Body Hemolytic Anemia: A Case Report
title_full Dapsone‐Induced Heinz Body Hemolytic Anemia: A Case Report
title_fullStr Dapsone‐Induced Heinz Body Hemolytic Anemia: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Dapsone‐Induced Heinz Body Hemolytic Anemia: A Case Report
title_short Dapsone‐Induced Heinz Body Hemolytic Anemia: A Case Report
title_sort dapsone induced heinz body hemolytic anemia a case report
topic dapsone
glucose‐6‐phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency
Heinz bodies
Heinz body hemolytic anemia
hemolytic anemia
url https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.70430
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