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Clofazimin in the treatment of scleroma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

M. A. Shehata  and
A. M. Salama
M. A. Shehata*
Affiliation:
Departments of Ear, Nose and Throat and Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alexandria, Egypt
A. M. Salama
Affiliation:
Departments of Ear, Nose and Throat and Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alexandria, Egypt
*
Dr Mostafa Shehata, Professor of Otolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria, Egypt
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Abstract

Scleroma is a chronic progressive granulomatous disease predominantly affecting the mucous membrane of the upper respiratory tract, endemic in temperate and tropical zone countries including Egypt. Many patients in early stages respond to medical treatment while others do not. In these patients an antileprotic agent Clofazimin (Lamprene®) was tried in 76 patients and the therapeutic results are very promising, especially for the early stages of the disease.

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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 103 , Issue 9 , September 1989 , pp. 856 - 860
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Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1989

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