Oral lichenoid reactions during antimalarial prophylaxis with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine combination.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
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1989 Jun; 20(2): 253-6
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in English
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| ID: sea-33235
ABSTRACT
The prevalence of clinically observed oral lichenoid reaction in 186 Malay army personnel using Fansidar for 9 weeks was found to be 4.8%. The prevalence was found to be 0.5% in 186 army personnel who had stopped using Fansidar for 2 months and 0% in 143 army personnel (control group) who had not used Fansidar for at least 4 months. The lesion showed a higher prevalence for the gingiva. There was no correlation between cigarette smoking and the occurrence of these lesions in each group.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Pyrimethamine
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Sulfadoxine
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Sulfanilamides
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Humans
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Male
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Adult
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Drug Therapy, Combination
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Lichen Planus
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Malaria
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Malaysia
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
Year:
1989
Type:
Article
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