title: Subcorneal pustular dermatosis associated with rheumatoid arthritis and raised IgA: simultaneous remission of skin and joint involvements with dapsone treatment.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Hotel Dieu, Clermont-Ferrand, France.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Roger
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Thevenet
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Souteyrand
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sauvezie
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D007070:Immunoglobulin A; D003622:Dapsone; D012217:Rheumatoid Factor