Oral lichenoid reactions during antimalarial prophylaxis with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine combination
The prevalence of clinically observed oral lichenoid reaction in 186 Malay army personnel using Fansidar for 9 weeks was found to be 4.8. The prevalence was found to be 0.5 in 186 army personnel who had stopped using Fansidar for 2 months and 0 in 143 army personnel (control group) who had not used...
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Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organisation
1989
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/2588/1/Oral_lichenoid_reactions_during_antimalarial_prophylaxis_with_sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine_combination.pdf http://eprints.um.edu.my/2588/ |
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| Summary: | The prevalence of clinically observed oral lichenoid reaction in 186 Malay army personnel using Fansidar for 9 weeks was found to be 4.8. The prevalence was found to be 0.5 in 186 army personnel who had stopped using Fansidar for 2 months and 0 in 143 army personnel (control group) who had not used Fansidar for at least 4 months. The lesion showed a higher prevalence for the gingiva. There was no correlation between cigarette smoking and the occurrence of these lesions in each group |
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