title: The use of sulfasalazine in atrophie blanche.
abstract: Atrophie blanche can be a chronic condition for which there is no satisfactory treatment. Two patients with atrophie blanche who had not responded to various therapeutic modalities were given a trial of sulfasalazine 1 g three times daily. The ulcers healed within 3 months in both cases. In view of these positive results, patients should be treated with sulfasalazine to determine the efficacy of this drug in atrophie blanche.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor 48109-0314.
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Goldfarb
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Voorhees
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007871:Leg Ulcer / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D012460:Sulfasalazine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D012460:Sulfasalazine