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Published on: December 15, 2011
Dapsone hypersensitivity syndrome not related to G6PD deficiency
Karlijn J G Schulkes1, J W Cohen Tervaert2, Feiko Rijken3
1Department of Internal Medicine, Diakonessenhuis Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Abstract:
Dapsone hypersensitivity syndrome (DHS) is a rare, but potentially life-threatening reaction to dapsone. We describe a 55-year-old Caucasian woman with normal glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase levels presenting with an extensive skin eruption, high-grade fever, pneumonitis and hepatitis, which occurred within 3 weeks after initiation of dapsone. In addition to supportive care, the patient was successfully treated with high-dose corticosteroids and antibiotics. The combination of high-grade fever, skin rash, lung and liver involvement made a dapsone hypersensitivity syndrome very likely.
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