LEPROSY
Leprosy Review
0305-7518
British Leprosy Relief Association
Colchester, UK
16-7170
0305-7518/03/064053+04
10.47276/lr.74.2.167
Case Report
A case report of fatal dapsone-induced agranulocytosis in an Indian mid-borderline leprosy patient
RadhakrishnanK.
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Department of Dermatology, Venereology & Leprosy, Fr. Muller Medical College, Kankanady, Mangalore, Karnataka 575 002, India
Correspondence to: R. M. Bhat (e-mail: rameshderma@yahoo.com)
01062003
74
2
167
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© Lepra
2003
Fatal agranulocytosis in an Indian male receiving 100 mg of dapsone daily, hospitalized for mid-borderline leprosy in type I reaction with triple nerve paralysis is reported. Various case reports concerning dapsone-induced agranulocytosis are reviewed.