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AGRANULOCYTOSIS PROBABLY DUE TO DAPSONE IN AN INFANTRY SOLDIER
Author(s) -
Stickland J. F.,
Hurdle A. D. F.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1970.tb116715.x
Subject(s) - infantry , dapsone , ancient history , history , engineering , forensic engineering , aeronautics , medicine , archaeology , dermatology
A case of agranulocytosis and Pseudomonas septicaemia in a young Australian private soldier in Vietnam is reported. The clinical course is described and the aetiology of the agranulocytosis discussed. It seems likely that the latter followed malarial prophylaxis with dapsone.