Abstract
Abstract
French
A 53-year-old woman presented with bilateral auricular chondritis which was responsive to high doses of prednisone. After a diagnosis of relapsing polychondritis was confirmed, she was treated with dapsone. Her disease responded well to dapsone 200 mg daily. While on this regimen, she developed a dapsone-induced hemolytic anemia which was successfully managed by a reduction in dosage. The use of dapsone for relapsing polychondritis and dapsone-induced hemolytic anemia are reviewed.
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