Leprosy: side effects of chemotherapy

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Leprosy: side effects of chemotherapy. The Leprosy Mission International. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Side effects of chemotherapy This patient with multibacillary (MB) leprosy has red-brown staining of his skin. This is due to accumulation of clofazimine in the leprosy lesions. Clofazimine is given as one component of multidrug therapy (MDT) for the treatment of leprosy.

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