China Journal of Leprosy and Skin Diseases ›› 2021, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (10): 657-658.doi: 10.12144/zgmfskin202110657

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Linear IgA bullous dermatosis treated with dapsone: a case report

SUN Yonghu, ZHOU Guizhi, ZHANG Furen   

  1. Shandong Provincial Hospital for Skin Diseases & Shandong Provincial Institute of Dermatology and Venereology, Shandong First Medical University, Jinan 250022, China
  • Online:2021-10-25 Published:2021-08-31
  • Contact: ZHANG Furen, E-mail: zhangfuren@hotmail.com

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Abstract: A 42-year-old female presented with a 3 month history of erythema and blister on the whole body. She was diagnosed as linear IgA bullous dermatosis by skin pathology and immunopathology. Previous treatment with a medium dose of glucocorticoid was not effective. The disease was under controlled after introduction of dapsone therapy. Afterwards, the glucocorticoid was gradually tapered and dapsone was used as a single medication.

Key words: dapsone, linear IgA bullous dermatosis