[Dapsone: an opportunity to spare corticoid use for Henoch-Schönlein treatment? A case report].
Dapsone is a sulfone essentially used to treat leprae. We describe, here, a somewhat rare indication of dapsone: corticoid sparing in the treatment of particular forms of Henoch-Schönlein.
Parotte
M C
MC
Medecine Interne, CHU Sart Tilman, Liège, Belgique.
Bovy
C
C
Krzesinski
J M
JM
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