00847nas a2200193 4500000000100000008004100001260001200042653002000054653002100074653001200095100001300107700001200120245010700132856008000239300001100319490000700330520030200337022001400639 2022 d c04/202210aG6PD deficiency10aHansen's disease10aDapsone1 aGhorui A1 aPatra P00aDapsone induced hemolysis in a patient with Hansen's disease and G6PD deficiency: A preventable peril. uhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9043721/pdf/CCR3-10-e05700.pdf ae057000 v103 a

Although under-reported, hemolytic anemia is common with dapsone-containing regimen in leprosy. It is prudent to screen for underlying G6PD deficiency in boys before administering dapsone to prevent potentially life-threatening episode of intravascular hemolysis in children with leprosy.

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