Dapsone in the treatment of pemphigus vulgaris: adverse effects and its importance as a corticosteroid sparing agent

• Egile Nagusiak: Maria Victória Quaresma (Egilea), Fred Bernardes Filho (Egilea), Janaína Hezel (Egilea), Murilo Calvo Peretti (Egilea), Bernard Kawa Kac (Egilea), Luna Azulay-Abulafia (Egilea)
• Formatua: Liburua
• Argitaratua: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2015-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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AbstractPemphigus vulgaris is an autoimmune disease characterized by suprabasal blisters with acantholysis, which has a fatal course in a large number of untreated patients. Systemic corticosteroid therapy is considered first-line therapy. Adjuvant treatment with the goal of sparing corticosteroids...