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A case of the 'dapsone syndrome'
S Saito1, Z Ikezawa, H Miyamoto
1Department of Dermatology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Japan.
Clinical and Experimental Dermatology
|March 1, 1994
Summary
Dapsone syndrome, a severe drug reaction, occurred in a patient treated for pyoderma gangrenosum. Symptoms resolved with prednisolone, and tests confirmed dapsone as the cause, involving cytotoxic T cells.
Area of Science:
- Dermatology
- Clinical Immunology
- Pharmacology
Background:
- Dapsone is a medication used to treat various dermatological conditions.
- Dapsone syndrome is a rare but serious adverse drug reaction.
- Pyoderma gangrenosum is a neutrophilic dermatosis that can be treated with dapsone.