Subcorneal pustular dermatosis associated with rheumatoid arthritis and raised IgA: simultaneous remission of skin and joint involvements with dapsone treatment.
A 44 year old white woman with rheumatoid arthritis for 19 years developed subcorneal pustular dermatosis. She had increased polyclonal IgA and IgA rheumatoid factor. After 4 months' treatment with dapsone 100 mg daily the patient had neither skin lesions nor active joint disease.
Roger
H
H
Department of Dermatology, Hotel Dieu, Clermont-Ferrand, France.
Thevenet
J P
JP
Souteyrand
P
P
Sauvezie
B
B
D000328:Adult; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology; D003622:Dapsone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000276:immunology*; D012217:Rheumatoid Factor / Q000276:immunology; D012872:Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy
D007070:Immunoglobulin A; D003622:Dapsone; D012217:Rheumatoid Factor