Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia after treatment of maternal leprosy

Leprosy occurs rarely in women of reproductive age. Until this report, the treatment of leprosy with dapsone has not been associated with any adverse fetal or neonatal side effects. We have reported what we believe to be the first case of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia after maternal dapsone therapy fo...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Southern medical journal (Birmingham, Ala.) Ala.), 1989-05, Vol.82 (5), p.668
Hauptverfasser:	Thornton, Y S, Bowe, E T
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Dapsone - adverse effects Dapsone - therapeutic use Female Humans Infant, Newborn Jaundice, Neonatal - chemically induced Leprosy, Tuberculoid - drug therapy Male Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - drug therapy
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Zusammenfassung:	Leprosy occurs rarely in women of reproductive age. Until this report, the treatment of leprosy with dapsone has not been associated with any adverse fetal or neonatal side effects. We have reported what we believe to be the first case of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia after maternal dapsone therapy for leprosy.
ISSN:	0038-4348
DOI:	10.1097/00007611-198905000-00037