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Marshall Journal of Medicine, 2016 Dapsone is a Leprostatic agent routinely used for Malaria, Leprosy and as a prophylaxis for Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PCP), as well as Toxoplasma gondii in immunocompromised patients.
Ahlim Al Sanani
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Recovery of Dementia Syndrome following Treatment of Brain Inflammation
Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Extra, 2020 Aim/Background: This research aims to prevent progression from mild cognitive impairment (MCI) to Alzheimer’s disease. A Japanese study of leprosy patients revealed that the incidence of dementia in leprosy patients was lower than that in patients taking
Jong-hoon Lee +3 more
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Efficacy and safety of dapsone as second line therapy for adult immune thrombocytopenia: A retrospective study of 42 patients. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 Dapsone is recommended as a second line therapy in immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), but is underused because of its potential side effects. The medical charts of 42 ITP patients treated with dapsone (100 mg/day) were retrospectively reviewed in order to ...
Clémentine Estève +7 more
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CPT: Pharmacometrics &Systems Pharmacology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) publishes product‐specific guidances (PSGs), with bioequivalence (BE) recommendations for prospective generics. Developing BE recommendations for non‐orally administered drug products including long‐acting injectables (LAI), orally inhaled drug products, and drugs applied locally to the skin ...
Steven G. Chopski +6 more
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Atovaquone Compared with Dapsone for the Prevention of Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia in Patients with HIV Infection Who Cannot Tolerate Trimethoprim, Sulfonamides, or Both [PDF]
, 1998 BACKGROUND Although trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole is the drug of choice for the prevention of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, many patients cannot tolerate it and must switch to an alternative agent.
Balfour, Henry H., , Jr., M.D. +11 more
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Opportunities and Challenges of Population Pharmacogenomics
Annals of Human Genetics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Pharmacological responses can vary significantly among patients from different ethnogeographic backgrounds. This variability can, at least in part, be attributed to population‐specific genetic patterns in genes involved in drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion, as well as in genes associated with drug‐induced toxicity ...
Yitian Zhou +3 more
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Ocular manifestations in lepromatous and tuberculoid leprosy [PDF]
, 1990 Ocular manifestations of leprosy in 100 patients examined were reported on; -80% were suffering from the lepromatous type of the disease. The most frequent change was loss of eyebrows (40%) which was seen mainly in lepromatous patients.
Blagojevic, Milan +4 more
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Severe dapsone hypersensitivity syndrome in a child [PDF]
Korean Journal of Pediatrics, 2013 Dapsone (4,4'-diaminodiphenylsulfone, DDS), a potent anti-inflammatory agent, is widely used in the treatment of leprosy and several chronic inflammatory skin diseases.
So Yoon Choi +4 more
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Annals of Human Genetics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This review addresses the genetics of acne vulgaris, the most common skin disease. It is characterized by the presence of comedones (blackheads), papules, and pustules. The condition is associated with sebaceous glands in the face and chest, which produce an oily substance called sebum.
Maurice A. M. Van Steensel
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Pyoderma Gangrenosum Masquerading as Necrotizing Fasciitis: Stepping Away from Cognitive Shortcuts [PDF]
, 2017 A patient with post-Cesarean wound complication was treated for necrotizing fasciitis (NF) with sharp debridement and broad-spectrum antibiotics. Several operations and three weeks later, her abdominal skin, subcutaneous fat, right-sided rectus abdominus,
Berryman, Jefferson +2 more
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