Table I.
| Clinical indications of methylene blue |
Dose | References |
|---|---|---|
| Methemoglobinemias | 1-2 mg/kg I.V. | Bradberry, 2003 |
| Ifosfamide-induced encephalopathy | 50 mg IV every four hour till symptoms resolve |
Küpfer et al., 1994; Alici-Evcimen and Breitbart, 2007 |
| Treatment of vasoplegic syndrome | 2 mg/kg, 20-min infusion time |
Shanmugam, 2005 |
| Parathyroid imaging | 3-7.5 mg/kg I.V. |
Dudley et al., 1971; Gordon et al., 1975; Rowley et al., 2009 |
| Sentinel lymph node biopsy | Local application of 1-5 ml of 1% MB |
Varghese et al., 2007 |
| Treatment of malaria | 10 mg/kg twice a day orally |
Coulibaly et al., 2009 |