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Iranian Journal of Pediatrics
Tehran University of Medical Sciences Press
ISSN: 1018-4406 EISSN: 1018-4406
Vol. 22, No. 1, 2012, pp. 23-27
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Bioline Code: pe12004
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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Iranian Journal of Pediatrics, Vol. 22, No. 1, 2012, pp. 23-27
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Dapsone as an Alternative Therapy in Children with Familial Mediterranean Fever
Salehzadeh, Farhad; Jahangiri, Sepideh & Mohammadi, Elnaz
Abstract
Objective: Familial Mediterranan Fever is an hereditary autoinflammatory disease that presents with
recurrent febrile attacks and poly serositis. Colchicine is the only known treatment in this diease. However,
nearly 5-10% of patients are resistant to colchicines. There are many different modalities in colchicine
resistant patients, biologic and immunosupressive drugs being the known ones. We studied the efficacy of
Dapsone as an anti inflammatory drug in children with FMF who did not tolerate colchicine well.
Methods: This is a case series study in 10 patients who had FMF on the base of Tel-Hashomer criteria and did
not tolerate colchicine or did not respond to it well. Patients took 2mg/kg dapsone in single dose, during 6
months.
Findings: In four patients episodic attacks returned after 27 days, so the drug was discontinued. One patient
refused to continue the study; in five patients dapsone was taken in average for 8 months and 6 days, at least
for 6 months. These five patients had no episodes of attack during the following observation.
Conclusion: Dapsone could control episodic attacks of FMF in 50% of cases. It might be considered as an
alternative therapy in FMF cases not responding to colchicine.
Keywords
Dapsone; Familial Mediterranan Fever; Periodic Fever; Children
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