Treatment of Relapsing Polychondritis With Dapsone

Vincent P. Barranco; Dwane B. Minor; Herman Solomon

doi:10.1001/archderm.1976.01630330048013

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September 1976

Treatment of Relapsing Polychondritis With Dapsone

Vincent P. Barranco, MD; Dwane B. Minor, MD; Herman Solomon, MD

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From the Department of Dermatology, Tulsa Dermatology Clinic, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Tulsa (Drs Barranco and Minor), and the Dermatology Clinic, Wichita Kans (Dr Solomon).

Arch Dermatol. 1976;112(9):1286-1288. doi:10.1001/archderm.1976.01630330048013

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• Three patients with relapsing polychondritis were treated successfully with dapsone. Mounting evidence suggests an immune-related pathogenesis for relapsing polychondritis. Dapsone may be effective in certain immune-related diseases because of its inhibition of lysosomal enzymes.

(Arch Dermatol 112:1286-1288, 1976)

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