Dapsone-induced agranulocytosis in patients with Hansen's disease
Open Access
- 1 December 2017
- journal article
- letter
- Published by FapUNIFESP (SciELO) in Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
- Vol. 92 (6), 894-897
- https://doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20176649
Abstract
Agranulocytosis induced by sulphonamide or dapsone (44-diaminodiphenylsulphone - DDS) is characterized by a low concentration or absence of granulocytes due to sulfone cytotoxicity effects on bone marrow and mononuclear cells.1Keywords
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