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Clofazimine

Clofazimine is a fat-soluble riminophenazine dye used for the treatment of leprosy. It has been used investigationally in combination with other antimycobacterial drugs to treat Mycobacterium avium infections in AIDS patients. Clofazimine also has a marked anti-inflammatory effect and is given to control the leprosy reaction, erythema nodosum leprosum. (From AMA Drug Evaluations Annual, 1993, p1619). It is marketed as the drug Lamprene® by Novartis Pharmaceuticals.

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		Clofazimine rivals chloroquine for SLE lesions.(Rheumatology)(sy stemic lupus erythematosus) : An article from: Internal Medicine News $5.95			Laryngeal sacrcoidosis: Treatment with the antileprosy drug clofazimine : An article from: The Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology $10.00

		Clofazimine as elective treatment for granulomatous cheilitis.(CASE REPORTS) : An article from: Journal of Drugs in Dermatology $5.95


	Clofazimine as elective treatment for granulomatous cheilitis Abstract Cheilitis granulomatosa (CG) is a rare, idiopathic inflammatory disorder that usually affects young adults and clinically is characterized ... From Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, 5/1/05 by Lourdes Rodriguez Fdez.-Freire

	Treatment of Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex lung disease with a macrolide, ethambutol, and clofazimine - clinical investigations Background: Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare (MAC) causes progressive lung disease. Recommended treatment regimens include a macrolide and a rifamycin, ... From CHEST, 10/1/03 by Stephen K. Field

	effects of clofazimine, niclosamide & amphotericin B, on electron transport of Leishmania donovani promastigotes, The Background & objectives: The study was undertaken to explore the locus of interaction of clofazimine and niclosamide which showed substantial growth inhibition ... From Indian Journal of Medical Research, 7/1/00 by Datta, Gautam

	The Effect of Hemodialysis on Cycloserine, Ethionamide, Para-Aminosalicylate, and Clofazimine - ) Study objectives: Determine hemodialysis clearances of the second-line antitubercular drugs cycloserine (CS), ethionamide (ETA), para-aminosalicylate ... From CHEST, 10/1/99 by Rebecca S. Malone

	Leprosy mistaken as sarcoidosis in large referral sarcoidosis clinic INTRODUCTION: Leprosy is a chronic granulomatous infection of the skin and peripheral nerves with Mycobacterium leprae. It can be difficult to distinguish ... From CHEST, 10/1/05 by Geneva B. Tatem

	Persistent hoarseness of voice in a sarcoid patient: a clue to laryngeal sarcoidosis; a potential cause of upper airway obstruction INTRODUCTION: Sarcoidosis is a multi-system disorder with lung as the prime target organ. Laryngeal involvement is seen in only 0.5% to 8.3% of patients ... From CHEST, 10/1/05 by Vijay A. Rupanagudi

	Leprosy Leprosy is a slowly progressing bacterial infection that affects the skin, peripheral nerves in the hands and feet, and mucous membranes of the nose, throat, ... From Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 4/6/01 by Lata Cherath

	Mycobacterial infections, atypical Atypical mycobacterial infections are infections caused by several types of mycobacteria similar to the germ that causes tuberculosis. These atypical mycobacterial ... From Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 4/6/01 by Carol A. Turkington

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