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sulfhemoglobin
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sulfhemoglobin [¦səlf′hē·mə‚glō·bən]
(biochemistry)
A greenish substance derived from hemoglobin by the action of hydrogen sulfide; it may appear in the blood following the ingestion of sulfanilamide and other substances.


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The use certain drugs such as sulfonamides are associated with the development of sulfhemoglobinemia.
3) Acquired hemoglobinopathies are those due to sulfhemoglobinemia, methemoglobinemia, and carboxyhemoglobinemia.
16) Drugs associated with sulfhemoglobinemia include phenacetin, dapsone, sulfonamides, and metoclopramide; however, any drug that can cause methemoglobinemia can also cause sulfhemoglobi nemia, if sulfur is available.
 
 
 
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