title: Dapsone and sulfones in dermatology: overview and update.
abstract: In their 60-year history, dapsone and the sulfones have been used as both antibacterial and anti-inflammatory agents. Dapsone has been used successfully to treat a range of dermatologic disorders, most successfully those characterized by abnormal neutrophil and eosinophil accumulation. This article reviews and updates the chemistry, pharmacokinetics, clinical application, mechanism of action, adverse effects, and drug interactions of dapsone and the sulfones in dermatology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, New York Presbyterian Medical Center, 161 Fort Washington Ave., New York, NY 10032, USA.
authors.forename: Y I
authors.initials: YI
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Stiller
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003622:Dapsone / Q000737:chemistry / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004347:Drug Interactions; D006801:Humans; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013450:Sulfones / Q000737:chemistry / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D013450:Sulfones; D003622:Dapsone