Dapsone hypersensitivity syndrome in an adolescent during treatment during of leprosy Síndrome de hipersensibilidade à dapsona em uma adolescente durante tratamento de hanseníase

A 12 y old girl was admitted 24 days after start a WHO multidrug therapy scheme for multibacillary leprosy (dapsone, clofazimine and rifampicin) with intense jaundice, generalized lymphadenopathy, hepatoesplenomegaly, oral erosions, conjunctivitis, morbiliform rash and edema of face, ankles and hand...

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Main Authors: Fábio Bucaretchi, Danielly C. Vicente, Ricardo M. Pereira, Antonia T. Tresoldi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2004-04-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652004000600006