Tissue concentration, systemic distribution and toxicity of clofazimine - An autopsy study

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 281-283

  Jadhav, M V ^a,b   Sathe, A G ^a   Deore, S S ^a   Patil, P G ^a   Joghi, N G ^a  

^a B J MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Chemical extraction; Clofazimine toxicity; Systemic distribution; Tissue concentration

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CLOFAZIMINE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADRENAL GLAND; ADULT; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BODY FLUID; CASE REPORT; DIARRHEA; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ERYTHEMA NODOSUM LEPROSUM; FEMALE; FROZEN SECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOKALEMIA; JEJUNUM; LARGE INTESTINE; LEPROMATOUS LEPROSY; LEPROSY; LIVER; LIVER CELL; LUNG; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PANCREAS; RETICULOENDOTHELIAL SYSTEM; SKIN DISCOLORATION; SPLEEN; STAINING; STOMACH;

AUTOPSY; CLOFAZIMINE; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEPROSTATIC AGENTS; LEPROSY, LEPROMATOUS; MIDDLE AGED; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 27844563193     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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