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Interventions for Tuberculosis Control and Elimination 2002

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Figure 27. Demonstration of the causal relation between cutaneous adverse reaction<br />

<strong>and</strong> thioacetazone, by HIV status <strong>and</strong> regimen. 443<br />

ring within the first three weeks of treatment (figure 29) (Tanzania National<br />

<strong>Tuberculosis</strong> / Leprosy Programme, IUATLD, unpublished data).<br />

Numerous accounts have now been published that confirm the potential<br />

seriousness of the utilization of thioacetazone in HIV infected tuberculosis<br />

patients. 445-448 While most adverse reactions are toxic effects, cutaneous<br />

adverse reactions appear to be largely idiosyncratic, <strong>and</strong> are not<br />

influenced by reducing the dosage. 421<br />

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Figure 28. Adverse cutaneous reactions <strong>and</strong> deaths associated with the use of<br />

thioacetazone, by severity of reaction. Tanzania National <strong>Tuberculosis</strong> / Leprosy<br />

Programme <strong>and</strong> IUATLD, unpublished data.<br />

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