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dapsone Pharm.|ˈdæpsəʊn| [f. di-2 + amino- + phenyl + sulphone in a systematic name (cf. below).] A sulphone given as tablets and by injection in the treatment of leprosy and dermatitis herpetiformis; bis(4-aminophenyl)sulphone, (H2N·C6H4)2SO2.
1952Brit. Pharmaceutical Codex 1949 Suppl. 19 Dapsone is bacteriostatic... It is used in the treatment of lepromatous and tuberculoid leprosy. 1958, etc. [see Promin]. 1968New Scientist 19 Sept. 582/2 A proportion of leprosy patients who have relapsed during treatment with dapsone or thiambutosine carry drug-resistant strains of M. leprae. 1983Oxf. Textbk. Med. II. xx. 73/1 Dermatitis herpetiformis... A gluten-free diet rigidly adhered to controls some but not all patients; 70 per cent can omit dapsone after two years of such dieting. |