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Has anyone been prescribed dapsone 5% gel?

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Occasionally, dapsone 5% gel (applied to skin) is being prescribed to treat Sweet's syndrome lesions. Have you tried this? Did it work for you?

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Sort of I still get the breakouts not sure if topical dapsone is helping I am also on the oral version and take rounds of colcrys when the lesions get really bad

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Thanks btvoicu.

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