00971nas a2200217   4500000000100000008004100001260003800042653001400080653002200094653001200116653001200128653001500140653001600155653001500171100001500186700001200201245003600213300001200249520047400261020001800735       2023                            d  bSpringer International Publishing10aTreatment10aMultidrug therapy10aLeprosy10aDapsone10aRifampicin10aClofazimine10aresistance1 aFlorian MC1 aDeps PD00aTreatment of Hansen’s Disease  a301-3123 a<p>Hansen’s disease (leprosy) is a curable disease, and the treatment is done with a combination of three drugs, dapsone, rifampicin, and clofazimine, known as multidrug therapy. In the multibacillary forms, the regimen is 12 doses and in the paucibacillary forms, 6 doses. In cases of impossibility of using any of the MDT components, adverse drug reactions and/or drug resistance, minocycline, ofloxacin, and clarithromycin can be used in substitute regimens.</p>
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