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SP Chattopadhyay Department of Dermatology, AFMC & Command Hospital (SC) Pune
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
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ABSTRACT: A patient of BT leprosy developed fever, pruritic maculopapular skin lesions, hepatomegaly and clinical jaundice on 5th week of multidrug therapy with dapsone, rifampicin and clofazimine. Patient developed similar reaction on 5th week when DDS was readministered after 2 months of complete clinico- biochemical recovery, confirming diagnosis of a full blown disorder of "dapsone syndrome".
