Dapsone-Induced Hypoxia

Dapsone induced eosinophilic pneumonia.

Eosinophilic lung diseases (ELD) are a variety of several clinical entities, which may result from different etiologies, including drug treatment. Dapsone, a sulfone antibiotic widely used in leprosy (among other indications), has been described as a possible cause of ELD. We report a patient with leprosy who presented with respiratory symptoms and pulmonary infiltrates and was diagnosed as suf...

Hemolysis and Anemia Induced by Dapsone Hydroxylamine

Dapsone-induced erythroderma with Beau's lines.

A 35-year-old female with borderline lepromatous (BL) leprosy who suffered from dapsone-induced erythroderma is reported. Sudden onset of erythroderma gave rise to a temporary arrest of the function of nail matrix with the resultant Beau's lines. She rapidly recovered with omission of dapsone and therapy with systemic corticosteroids and a topical emollient. In view of the potentially fatal hyp...

Dapsone induced cholangitis as a part of dapsone syndrome: a case report

BACKGROUND Dapsone can rarely cause a hypersensitivity reaction called dapsone syndrome, consisting of fever, hepatitis, exfoliative dermatitis, lymphadenopathy and hemolytic anemia. Dapsone syndrome is a manifestation of the DRESS (drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms) syndrome which is a serious condition that has been reported in association with various drugs. Cholangitis in da...

Flaxseed Can Reduce Hypoxia-Induced Damages in Rat Testes

Introduction: Hypoxia is a common leading cause of detrimental effect on structure and function of tissue during increase in the production of reactive oxygen species that are generated during the re-oxygenation phase of intermittent continuous hypobaric hypoxia and contribute to physiological responses. This study was carried out to evaluate the effects of flaxseed (Fx) in reducing the inciden...