@article{775, keywords = {Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Dapsone, Drug Hypersensitivity, Drug Therapy, Combination, Female, Humans, Leprostatic Agents, leprosy, Male, Middle Aged, Nepal}, author = {Pandey B and Shrestha K and Lewis J and Hawksworth R A and Walker S L}, title = {Mortality due to dapsone hypersensitivity syndrome complicating multi-drug therapy for leprosy in Nepal.}, abstract = {

Dapsone is a component of multi-drug therapy (MDT) for the treatment of all types of leprosy. It is known that dapsone hypersensitivity syndrome (DHS) complicates the treatment in a proportion of patients. We performed a retrospective study of patients commenced on MDT between 1990 and 2006; 2% developed DHS and 0.25% died due to DHS.

}, year = {2007}, journal = {Tropical doctor}, volume = {37}, pages = {162-3}, month = {2007 Jul}, issn = {0049-4755}, url = {http://tdo.sagepub.com/content/37/3/162.full.pdf+html}, doi = {10.1258/004947507781524700}, language = {eng}, }