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J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol
; 16(4): 268-70, 2006.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16889287
RESUMO
Dapsone, a potent antiparasitic and anti-inflammatory compound, is mainly used in the treatment of leprosy and a variety of blistering skin diseases. It may cause a severe adverse drug reaction with multiorgan involvement known as dapsone hypersensitivity syndrome. We report the case of a 21-year-old female patient with dapsone hypersensitivity syndrome. The clinical presentation mimicked a viral exanthema.