Dapsone hypersensitivity syndrome overlaps reversal reaction in leprosy patient
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Dapsone hypersensitivity syndrome among leprosy patients in China.
OBJECTIVE To Study the incidence and clinical characteristics of dapsone hypersensitivity syndrome (DHS) among MDT-treated leprosy patients from 2006 to 2009 in China. METHODS A retrospective survey was carried out throughout China using a specially designed questionnaire. RESULTS From 2006 to 2009, there were 63 new patients reported to have DHS with an incidence of 1.0%. Among these patie...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of General-Procedural Dermatology and Venereology Indonesia
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2460-7991
DOI: 10.19100/jdvi.v3i2.119