Wells Syndrome: Response to Dapsone Therapy
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Vol. 26 No. 4, 2014 541 Received April 2, 2013, Revised June 21, 2013, Accepted for publication September 7, 2013 Corresponding author: Anargyros Kouris, Second Department of Dermatology, “A. Sygros” Hospital, 5, I. Dragoumi Street, 161-21 Kesariani, Athens, Greece. Tel: 30-2107265101, Fax: 30-2107265102, E-mail: [email protected] This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Fig. 1. (A) An indurated red-violet plaque on the upper back upon admission. (B) Clearance of eruption two weeks after the administration of dapsone 100 mg/day. http://dx.doi.org/10.5021/ad.2014.26.4.541
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