Dapsone: An antibiotic used to treat leprosy and certain cutaneous diseases such as dermatitis herpetiformis, is active against the tubercle bacillus, is used in the treatment of bovine coccidiosis and streptococcal mastitis, and is used as a second-line agent in Pneumocystis jiroveci [carinii] pneumonia.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Dapsone: antibacterial drug used to treat leprosy and some kinds of skin diseases.
Source: WordNet 2.1
Dapsone: A synthetic derivative of diamino-sulfone with anti-mycobacterial and anti-malarial properties. A structural analog of p-aminobenzoic acid (PABA), dapsone inhibits dihydropteroate synthase (DHPS), an enzyme important in folate synthesis, resulting in a depletion of the folate pool and a reduction in the amount of thymidylate available for DNA synthesis. (NCI04)
Source: Diseases Database
Dapsone: USP lists as a suppressant of dermatitis herpetiformis.
Source: CRISP
Dapsone: A sulfone active against a wide range of bacteria but mainly employed for its actions against MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE. Its mechanism of action is probably similar to that of the SULFONAMIDES which involves inhibition of folic acid synthesis in susceptible organisms. It is also used with PYRIMETHAMINE in the treatment of malaria. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p157-8).
Source: MeSH 2007
Because many drug names share similar spellings or sound almost identical when spoken, it is possible to mistake the name of a particular medication. Other drugs that are sometimes confused with Dapsone include:
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Source - WordNet 2.1
Source: CRISP
The following list attempts to classify Dapsone into categories where each line is subset of the next.
Source: WordNet 2.1
Source: Diseases Database
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