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Comparative efficacy and skin barrier effects of topical dapsone and benzoyl peroxide in acne vulgaris

International Journal of Women's Dermatology
Background:. Acne is commonly treated with topical agents such as benzoyl peroxide (BP), which is effective but limited by side effects. Topical dapsone may offer a better-tolerated alternative. Objective:. To compare the efficacy and safety of topical 5%
Pinthisa Nisagornsen, MD, Salinee Rojhirunsakool, MD, Nanticha Faromkao, MD, PhD, Pintusorn Kungvalpivat, MD   +3 more
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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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Risk factors for dapsone resistance in leprosy patients: a systematic meta-analysis

Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance, 2022
: Objectives: Dapsone is one of the important drugs in the treatment of leprosy. The present study aims to evaluate the resistance of Mycobacterium leprae isolates to dapsone, in turn assisting in implementing better control strategies for leprosy ...
Ziwei Wu, Chen Wang, Zhenzhen Wang, Ying Shi, Haiqing Jiang, Hongsheng Wang   +5 more
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Emerging Paediatric Uses of Dupilumab Beyond Approvals

Clinical &Experimental Allergy, EarlyView.
Dupilumab, through IL‐4Rα blockade, shows promising efficacy beyond approved indications in paediatric diseases driven by T2 inflammation. Emerging evidence—mainly from small studies—supports improvements in disease severity and quality of life, highlighting its potential as a targeted, steroid‐sparing therapy while underscoring the need for ...
Simone Foti Randazzese, Anna Calamita, Diletta D'Angelo, Alessia Marseglia, Esther Mesa Lombardero, Sara Pedersoli, Micol Tedeschi, Mara De Amici, Sara Manti, Valeria Brazzelli, Amelia Licari, Gian Luigi Marseglia   +11 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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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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Fibrillar‐Type Dermatitis Herpetiformis: An Underrecognized Variant That Is Rarely Associated With Celiac Disease and Lacking Epidermal Transglutaminase Deposition: A Report of Two Cases

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Dermatitis herpetiformis (DH) is a rare, intensely pruritic cutaneous manifestation of celiac disease (CD), typically presenting with excoriated papulovesicular lesions on extensor surfaces. DH is associated with IgA autoantibodies against epidermal transglutaminase (eTG), which form granular immune deposits in the papillary dermis and induce ...
Jeffrey Damman, Elodie Mendels, Sven van der Woude, Sharon Veenbergen, Gilles F. H. Diercks, Martijn B. van Doorn   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dapsone: use in immunobullous disorders

, 2016
Dapsone and other sulfonamides have been used successfully in the treatment of patients witha variety of blistering skin diseases. The patients most likely to respond to dapsone therapyhave predominantly neutrophilic infiltrate in their skin e.g ...
Shagufta Shafi
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Myocarditis in dapsone-induced drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms—a case report and review of the literature

Dermatologica Sinica, 2011
Dapsone (4,4′-diaminodiphenylsulfone) has been used for a variety of dermatological conditions. Dapsone-induced drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) is a rare but severe drug reaction characterized by fever, cutaneous eruption ...
Wei-Hsuan Li, Han-Nan Liu, Ding-Dar Lee
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S1 Guideline: Therapy of generalized pustular psoriasis

JDDG: Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, EarlyView.
Summary The S1 guideline “Therapy of generalized pustular psoriasis (GPP)” is a German guideline developed in accordance with the criteria of the AWMF. The full version addresses clinical presentation, pathogenesis, diagnosis and differential diagnosis, comorbidities, and therapy.
Rotraut Mößner, Neda Cramer, Sascha Gerdes, Ulrike Hüffmeier, Andreas Körber, Kai Krause, Christian Kromer, Katharina Antonia Langen, Sandra Philipp, Knut Schäkel, Michael P. Schön, Michael Schultheis, Lukas Sollfrank, Petra Staubach, Michael Sticherling, Johannes Wohlrab, Dagmar Wilsmann‐Theis, Cornelia Paul   +17 more
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