A 10-year retrospective study of patients with acquired methemoglobinemia: causative agents, clinical characteristics, and outcomes

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• The study aims to identify the causes, clinical features, and outcomes of acquired methemoglobinemia in patients over a decade.
• Retrospective analysis of patient records over ten years
• Identification of causative agents such as dapsone and propanil
• Assessment of patient presentation and clinical outcomes
• Dapsone and propanil identified as primary causative agents
• Shock at presentation correlated with increased risk of fatal outcomes
• Early diagnosis and aggressive management associated with improved clinical outcomes