Leprosy

A chronic infectious disease affecting primarily the skin and peripheral nervous system.

Hemolytic anemia

A type of anemia caused by premature destruction of red blood cells (hemolysis).


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PMID (PMCID)
3425586
FEMALE Adult
Dapsone-associated Heinz body hemolytic anemia in a Cambodian woman with hemoglobin E trait.
Lachant NA, Tanaka KR.
Am J Med Sci. 1987;294(5):364-8.
A Cambodian woman with hemoglobin E trait (AE) and leprosy developed a Heinz body hemolytic anemia while taking a dose of dapsone (50 mg/day) not usually associated with clinical hemolysis.