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. 2020 Jun 9;22(6):892-893.
doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noaa026.

Hemolytic anemia associated with dapsone PCP prophylaxis in GBM patients with normal G6PD activity

Lisa R Rogers  1 , Peter Oppelt  2 , Lalitha Nayak  3
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Hemolytic anemia associated with dapsone PCP prophylaxis in GBM patients with normal G6PD activity

Lisa R Rogers et al. Neuro Oncol. .
No abstract available

Keywords: dapsone; glioblastoma; hemolytic anemia.

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Peripheral smear of a patient on dapsone for 4 weeks who experienced drop in hemoglobin of 2 g/dL associated with increase in lactate dehydrogenase and indirect bilirubin with undetectable haptoglobin, consistent with hemolysis. Numerous “bite cells” (arrows) are present.
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