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Table 4 Reported cases of Dapsone Hypersensitivity Syndrome with pulmonary manifestations.

From: The Dapsone Hypersensitivity Syndrome revisited: a potentially fatal multisystem disorder with prominent hepatopulmonary manifestations

Age/Sex

Pulmonary manifestations

Treatment

Reference

22/M'

Crepitations

DW*, Steroid

(6)

47/F

Pulmonary eosinophilia

DW, Steroid

(11)

65/F

Pulmonary eosinophilia

DW

(12)

45/M

Pulmonary eosinophilia

DW, Steroid

(13)

60/F

Eosinophilic pneumonia

DW

(14)

23/F

Eosinophilic pneumonia

DW, Steroid

(15)

31/M

Eosinophilic pneumonia with pulmonary infarction

DW, Steroid

(15)

37/F

Eosinophilic pneumonia

DW

(15)

40/F"

Hypersensitivity pneumonitis

DW, Steroid

(16)

15/M

Right sided pleural effusion

DW, Steroid

(17)

  1. *DW means drug withdrawal with supportive therapy only.
  2. ' M = male, " F = female.