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A case report of Dapsone Hypersensitivity Syndrome in a Child with Lepromatous Leprosy and Potential Genetic Element

Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine, 2022
Dapsone hypersensitivity syndrome (DHS) is characterized by fever, skin rash, eosinophilia, lymphadenopathy, and multi systemic manifestations following Dapsone therapy [1].
S. P. N. Weerasekara, C. Abeynayake, S. Abeywardana, J. Akarawita, N. Senadheera   +4 more
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Gentian violet for pyoderma gangrenosum: a retrospective chart review [PDF]

, 2020
Pyoderma gangrenosum is a rare autoinflammatory skin disease. Treatment is multifactorial, addressing inflammation, pain, underlying disease, if present, and the wound.
Cline, A, Feldman, SR, Glines, KR, Huang, WW, Jorizzo, JL, Muse, ME, Stiff, KM   +6 more
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Evaluation of early and late presentation of patients with ocular mucous membrane pemphigoid to two major tertiary referral hospitals in the United Kingdom [PDF]

, 2011
PURPOSE: Ocular mucous membrane pemphigoid (OcMMP) is a sight-threatening autoimmune disease in which referral to specialists units for further management is a common practise.
AH Ross, BA Rice, BJ Mondino, BJ Mondino, C Radford, CS Foster, CS Foster, CS Yee, D Gladman, E Daniel, E Miserocchi, EH Sacks, G P Williams, GP Williams, H John, J K G Dart, J Risser, J Sheppard, J Tauber, J Tauber, J Tauber, JA Taverna, JE Thorne, JE Thorne, LS Chan, LS Chan, M Ahmed, MJ Canizares, MJ Elder, MJ Elder, MJ Elder, MJ Elder, MP Heffernan, P Nightingale, RJ Barry, RS Rogers III, S Rauz, S Rauz, S Segura, SJ Bowman, VP Saw, VP Saw, W Bernauer, W Bernauer, W Bernauer, W Bernauer   +45 more
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Dapsone – mechanism of action, safety of use and the role in the treatment of bullous pemphigoid according to current recommendations

Przegląd Dermatologiczny, 2016
Dapsone has been used in the treatment of bullous pemphigoid (BP) for over 50 years. According to the 2015 European Recommendations, the treatment of choice in BP are potent topical corticosteroids. In this article, we present data from the literature on
Magdalena Żychowska, Aleksandra Batycka-Baran, Jacek Szepietowski, Wojciech Baran   +3 more
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Multiple docking analysis and In silico absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion, and toxicity screening of anti-leprosy phytochemicals and dapsone against dihydropteroate synthase of Mycobacterium leprae

International Journal of Mycobacteriology, 2019
Background: Leprosy is a neglected tropical disease affecting millions of people. The current treatment against leprosy includes various antibacterial drugs of which dapsone is known to bind to dihydropteroate synthase of Mycobacterium leprae. Dapsone is
Sumit T Halder, Tehseen M Dhorajiwala, Lalit R Samant,   +3 more
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Dapsone maculopathy

Korean Journal of Ophthalmology, 1997
After the injection of about 10 gm of dapsone, a 38-year-old male showed a whitish-yellow patch in the macular region of both eyes, with decreased visual acuity of the counting finger in the right and 0.04 in the left eye. Two weeks after the start of systemic steroid therapy the patch disappeared, and on follow-up at 11 months, visual acuity was 0.02 ...
M S, Seo, K C, Yoon, Y G, Park
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Dapsone syndrome with acute renal failure during leprosy treatment: case report

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Dapsone syndrome is a rare hypersensitivity reaction to dapsone and is characterized by high fever, papular or exfoliative dermatitis, progressing to liver toxicity and generalized lymphadenopathy, resembling a mononucleosis infection.
Edson Nogueira Alves-Rodrigues, Luciano Correa Ribeiro, Margareth Dióz Silva, Arley Takiuchi, Cor Jesus Fernandes Fontes   +4 more
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Time‐Dependent Effect of Prophylactic Trimethoprim‐Sulfamethoxazole on the Incidence of Serious Infections in Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody–Associated Vasculitis: A Target Trial Emulation Study

Arthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Objective The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of prophylactic trimethoprim‐sulfamethoxazole (TMP‐SMX) on the incidence of serious infections in patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody–associated vasculitis (AAV). Methods This multicenter cohort study was designed to emulate a target trial that studied 296 patients with ...
Yun Kyu Kim, Jeffrey R. Curtis, Se Rim Choi, Jina Yeo, Min Jung Kim, Yun Jong Lee, Eun Bong Lee, Jun Won Park   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Addressing the challenge of neonatal mortality.

, 2013
Reducing neonatal mortality remains a challenge with an estimated 3.0 million neonatal deaths in 2011, three-quarters of these in sub-Saharan Africa and Southern Asia.
Blencowe, H, Cousens, S
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Voclosporin‐induced gingival enlargement: A case report

Clinical Advances in Periodontics, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Drug‐influenced gingival enlargement (DIGE) is a recognized adverse effect of certain medications, particularly immunosuppressants like cyclosporin and tacrolimus. However, there have been no documented cases of DIGE associated with voclosporin, a newer calcineurin inhibitor used primarily to treat lupus nephritis.
Francesca Racca, Jessica M. Greco, Dimitris N. Tatakis   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source