Anti Leprotic drug useful for lepra reactions
Correct Answer: Clofazamine
Description: Lepra reactions occur due to hypersensitivity reaction to dapsone.Two types are known type 1 lepra reaction is treated usingcoicosteroids and clofazamine and type 2 with Clofazamine - an anti-inflammatory drug apa from thalidomide and coicosteroids, chloroquine,aspirin,cholchicine. Ref: KD Tripathi 8th ed.
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