Dapsone-induced pure red cell aplasia and cholestatic jaundice: A new experience for diagnosis and management

• Main Authors: Kamal Kumar Sawlani (Author), Shyam Chand Chaudhary (Author), Jitendra Singh (Author), Deep Chandh Raja (Author), Sanjay Mishra (Author), Madhu Mati Goel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Dapsone (4,4'- diaminodiphenylsulfone) is the parent compound of the sulfones, and it has potent antiparasitic, anti-inflammatory, and immunomodulatory effects. It is used in the treatment of leprosy, dermatitis herpetiformis, and prophylactically to prevent Pneumocystis pneumonia and toxoplasm...