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Clinical Features and Therapeutic Outcomes in Pyoderma Gangrenosum: A Prospective Cohort Study

JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is a rare neutrophilic dermatosis highly associated with systemic comorbidities. Accurate diagnosis and treatment remain challenging due to its rarity and clinical mimickers. Objectives To evaluate demographic, clinical features and treatment outcomes in patients referred with suspected PG at a tertiary ...
David Croitoru, Nesrine Brahimi, Haleh Zabihi, Cathryn Sibbald, Kyle Seigel, Delaram Shojaei, Eric McMullen, Afsaneh Alavi, Lily Archaempong, Aaron M. Drucker, Adam Weizman, Kenneth Croitoru, Robert Inman, Vincent Piguet   +13 more
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Methemoglobinemia and dapsone levels in patients with leprosy

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
The objective of this work was to determine the methemoglobinemia and correlate with dapsone levels in multibacillary leprosy patients under leprosy multi-drug therapy. Thirty patients with laboratory and clinical diagnosis of multibacillary leprosy were
Jose Luiz Fernandes Vieira, Juan Gonzalo Bardarez Riveira, Ana de Nazaré Silva Martins, Jorge Pereira da Silva, Claudio Guedes Salgado   +4 more
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Buccal Mucosa as Substrate for Direct Immunofluorescence Should Be Included Early in the Diagnostic Work Up of Ocular Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid

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ABSTRACT Background In ocular mucous membrane pemphigoid (MMP) direct immunofluorescence (DIF) represents the gold standard for definitive diagnosis. However, up to 50% of ocular MMP cases do not meet the immunopathological criteria. In addition, the risk of exacerbating conjunctival cicatrization makes ocular biopsy technically difficult to obtain ...
Andrea Gabusi, Michelangelo La Placa, Davide Bartolomeo Gissi, Federica Filippi, Camilla Loi, Cosimo Misciali, Federico Bardazzi   +6 more
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Falsely decreased HbA1c in a type 2 diabetic patient treated with dapsone

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2012
Glycated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) is an important indicator of glycemic control. The current recommendation for glycemic control based on HbA1c values has been widely accepted.
Ying-Chuen Lai, Chou-Shiang Wang, Yi-Ching Wang, Yu-Ling Hsu, Lee-Ming Chuang   +4 more
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Assessing the Effect of Adalimumab in Granuloma Annulare: A Case Series and Literature Review

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ABSTRACT Granuloma annulare (GA) is a benign granulomatous skin disorder for which standardized treatment guidelines are lacking due to limited evidence. Adalimumab, a TNF‐α inhibitor, shows promise as a therapeutic option due to its potential to disrupt GA granulomas.
Adriana Caixinha Valorenzos, Line Kibsgaard, Trine Bertelsen   +2 more
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Characteristics and Clinical Outcomes of Patients With Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS) Treated With Bimekizumab: A Canadian Retrospective Chart Review

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ABSTRACT Background Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic, recurrent inflammatory skin disease characterised by painful nodules, abscesses, and draining and non‐draining tunnels. Currently, there are two biologics approved in Canada for the treatment of moderate‐to‐severe HS, adalimumab (anti‐TNF) and secukinumab (anti‐IL‐17A).
Irina Turchin, Tracey Brown‐Maher, Hélène Veillette, David O. Croitoru, Kyle Cullingham   +4 more
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Successful Treatment of Severe Adult Linear IgA Dermatosis Using Dupilumab

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ABSTRACT Linear IgA dermatosis (LAD) is a rare autoimmune subepidermal bullous dermatosis, characterised by the presence of erythematous vesiculobullous lesions arranged in rosettes or herpetiform clusters. The standard treatment involves the administration of dapsone, followed by sulfasalazine, and general corticosteroid therapy, often in combination ...
Célia Delesalle, Claire Abasq‐Thomas, Claire Bocciarelli, Amélie Bourhis, Marina Alexandre, Belen Eguia, Laurent Misery, Numa Deydier   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

A new Mycobacterium leprae dihydropteroate synthase variant (V39I) from Papua, Indonesia

Heliyon, 2019
Indonesia had the third highest number of new leprosy cases worldwide in 2017. This disease is still prevalent in Papua province, where the number of new cases in 2014 (3.0 cases per 10,000 people) is considered highly endemic and is well above the World
Yustinus Maladan, Hana Krismawati, Hotma Martogi Lorensi Hutapea, Antonius Oktavian, Ratu Fatimah, Widodo   +5 more
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Recovery of Dementia Syndrome following Treatment of Brain Inflammation

Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Extra, 2020
Aim/Background: This research aims to prevent progression from mild cognitive impairment (MCI) to Alzheimer’s disease. A Japanese study of leprosy patients revealed that the incidence of dementia in leprosy patients was lower than that in patients taking
Jong-hoon Lee, Su-hee Choi, Chul Joong Lee, Sang-suk Oh   +3 more
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Efficacy and safety of dapsone as second line therapy for adult immune thrombocytopenia: A retrospective study of 42 patients. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2017
Dapsone is recommended as a second line therapy in immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), but is underused because of its potential side effects. The medical charts of 42 ITP patients treated with dapsone (100 mg/day) were retrospectively reviewed in order to ...
Clémentine Estève, Maxime Samson, Alexandre Guilhem, Barbara Nicolas, Vanessa Leguy-Seguin, Sabine Berthier, Bernard Bonnotte, Sylvain Audia   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source