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Dermatitis herpetiformis effectively treated with heparin, tetracycline and nicotinamide
Author(s) -
Shah S. A. A.,
Ormerod A. D.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2230.2000.00615.x
Subject(s) - dermatitis herpetiformis , dapsone , nicotinamide , heparin , tetracycline , dermatology , medicine , azathioprine , niacinamide , chemistry , antibiotics , disease , biochemistry , enzyme
We report a patient with severe dermatitis herpetiformis (DH) who was intolerant of dapsone, sulphapyridine, systemic steroids, and azathioprine. He was treated effectively with a combination of heparin, tetracycline and nicotinamide.