A case of dapsone-induced severe haemolytic anaemia and agranulocytosis is described. A possible common pathogenic mechanism for the simultaneous occurrence of these side effects of dapsone therapy in a patient with normal glucose-6-phosphate-dehydrogenase activity is proposed.
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