title: [Urticaria vasculitis and sulfone, a case report].
abstract: Systemic corticosteroids play a predominant role in the treatment of urticarial vasculitis (U.V.). If steroids are contraindicated, there may be applied a variety of pharmacologically different compounds. A female patient suffering from U.V. and metabolic syndrome, who had not shown any positive response to indomethacin, H1 and H2 antagonists, or colchicine, was treated with dapsone. As a result, the clinical symptoms improved within a few days and her hypocomplementemia normalized. We discuss the possible mechanisms of action of sulphones in U.V.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003622:Dapsone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014581:Urticaria / Q000188:drug therapy*; D018366:Vasculitis, Leukocytoclastic, Cutaneous / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D003622:Dapsone
vernacular_title: Urtikaria-Vaskulitis und Sulfone, ein kasuistischer Beitrag.