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. 2022 Feb 25:55:e0491.
doi: 10.1590/0037-8682-0491-2021. eCollection 2022.

Asymptomatic low pulse oximetry measurements in leprosy patients in the time of COVID-19: Dapsone side effect

Marco Andrey Cipriani Frade  1   2 , Fred Bernardes Filho  1   2 , Ana Laura Quirino de Lima  1   2 , Marcelo Bezerra de Menezes  3 , Helena Barbosa Lugão  1   2
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Asymptomatic low pulse oximetry measurements in leprosy patients in the time of COVID-19: Dapsone side effect

Marco Andrey Cipriani Frade et al. Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. .
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FIGURE 1:
FIGURE 1:. Distribution of SpO2 measurement averages taken at each hour after dapsone intake (mean, maximum, and minimum values) among leprosy patients.
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