Dapsone-Associated Hemolytic Anemia in Renal Transplant Recipients With Normal Glucose-6-Phosphate-Dehydrogenase Levels

Affiliations

¹ Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY.
² Division of Nephrology and Transplant Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY.

Akshay Khatri et al. Am J Ther. 2022 May-Jun.

. 2022 May-Jun;29(3):e369-e372.

doi: 10.1097/MJT.0000000000001252. Epub 2020 Sep 16.

¹ Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY.
² Division of Nephrology and Transplant Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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