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Old Mon Aug 9, 2010, 11:53 AM
Marlene Marlene is offline
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They did put John on Bactrim 3x/wk as a preventative measure against lung infections. But he developed a rash and they switched him to Dapsone. The link below has the adverse side effects of Bactrim, and yes, AA is one of them.
I think the SAA shows up while on the drug or shortly after.

http://www.rxlist.com/bactrim-drug.htm
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Marlene, wife to John DX w/SAA April 2002, Stable partial remission; Treated with High Dose Cytoxan, Johns Hopkins, June 2002. Final phlebotomy 11/2016. As of July 2021 HGB 12.0, WBC 4.70/ANC 3.85, Plts 110K.
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