Abstract
A 65-year-old man on maintenance dapsone therapy for dermatitis herpetiformis for 30 years was admitted to hospital with acute abdominal pain and vomiting. Investigations revealed a Heinz body haemolytic anaemia. Worsening symptoms prompted an emergency laparotomy that revealed a perforated gall bladder with pigmented biliary calculi. In previous reviews of the haematological abnormalities associated with dapsone therapy, life-threatening cholecystitis has not been described.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 409-10 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Journal of General Internal Medicine |
| Volume | 228 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - 1990 |