Fatal course of clofazimine-induced pulmonary crystal deposition in a patient with Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome

A wide variety of drugs and substances have the potential to damage the respiratory system by different mechanisms. Clofazimine is an anti-leprosy drug that is normally only prescribed for a few years. It has a very long half-life, and crystalline deposition of the drug in various tissues has been d...

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Veröffentlicht in:	International journal of clinical pharmacology and therapeutics 2020-09, Vol.58 (9), p.518-522
Hauptverfasser:	Wu, Qingyu, Ganzert, Christine, Lücke, Eva, Bittmann, Iris, Schreiber, Jens
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Age Biopsy Drug resistance Dyspnea Fatalities Hemoptysis Histology Hypoxemia Lavage Lung diseases Lungs Patients Respiratory system Rheumatoid arthritis
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