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Case Report |
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Severe Dapsone Hypersensitivity
Syndrome |
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O Sener,1 L Doganci,2
M Safali,3 B Besirbellioglu,4 F
Bulucu,5 A Pahsa4 |
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1 Division of Allergy,
2 Department of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology,
3 Department of Pathology,
4 Department of Infectious Diseases
5 Department of Internal Medicine
Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey |
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J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol
2006; Vol. 16(4): 268-270 |
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Abstract |
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Dapsone, a potent
antiparasitic and
anti-inflammatory
compound, is mainly
used in the
treatment of leprosy
and a variety of
blistering skin
diseases. It may
cause a severe
adverse drug
reaction with
multiorgan
involvement known as
dapsone
hypersensitivity
syndrome. We report
the case of a 21-year-old
female patient with
dapsone
hypersensitivity
syndrome. The
clinical
presentation
mimicked a viral
exanthema.
Key words:
Dapsone
hypersensitivity.
Dermatitis
herpetiformis. |
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