title: Paucibacillary primary dapsone resistance--a case report.
abstract: A Case of primary paucibacillary Dapsone resistance was presented. Its clinical suspicion and diagnosis are stressed. Emergence of dapsone resistance and its implications are shortly reviewed. A short note on its prevention is discussed. Literature is briefly reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Temporary Hospitalisation, Ward (Leprosy), Govt. Pentland Hospital, Vellore, Tamilnadu.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Deenabandhu
authors.forename: V G
authors.initials: VG
authors.lastname: Kothandapani
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D003622:Dapsone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D015441:Leprosy, Tuberculoid / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D009166:Mycobacterium leprae / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D003622:Dapsone