HIV-seropositive patient with Sweet's syndrome and nodular scleritis, showing dramatic response after adding dapsone to systemic corticosteroid therapy

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 836-838

  Inamadar, Arun C ^a   Anitha, B ^a  

^a BLDE UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CORTICOSTEROID; DAPSONE; DEXAMETHASONE; PREDNISOLONE;

ACUTE FEBRILE NEUTROPHILIC DERMATOSIS; ADD ON THERAPY; ADULT; ANNULAR ERYTHEMA; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EYE EXAMINATION; EYE PAIN; FACE; FEMALE; FEVER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; LIMB; NECK; NODULAR SCLERITIS; SCLERITIS; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN EDEMA; SKIN EXAMINATION; SYSTEMIC THERAPY; TELANGIECTASIA;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; DAPSONE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; PREDNISOLONE; SCLERITIS; SWEET'S SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 48249109637     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2008.03648.x     Document Type: Article

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