SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT OF SWEETS SYNDROME WITH DOXYCYCLINE

Authors
JOSHI RK ATUKORALA DN ABANMI A KHAMIS OA HALEEM A
Citation
Rk. Joshi et al., SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT OF SWEETS SYNDROME WITH DOXYCYCLINE, British journal of dermatology, 128(5), 1993, pp. 584-586
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Dermatology & Venereal Diseases
Journal title
British journal of dermatology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00070963
Volume
128
Issue
5
Year of publication
1993
Pages
584 - 586
Database
ISI
SICI code
0007-0963(1993)128:5<584:STOSSW>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
Two patients with Sweet's syndrome are described, both of whom were tr eated with doxycycline 200 mg daily, and responded well to therapy. Do xycycline appears to be an effective alternative to corticosteroids fo r the treatment of Sweet's syndrome.