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In addition to headers, you may use sub headers and key words in your
manuscript. Here is an example of indicating those elements from the article on Sweets disease. The headings and key words have been changed to red to make them more visible for the purposes of demonstration.
VI. Management A. Systemic corticosteroids Systemic corticosteroids have been the treatment of choice in most large series of patients reported.[2,3,19] Generally *prednisone* or*prednisolone*is used with an initial dose of 0.5-1.5 mg per kg per day. Reduction is begun within two to four weeks.[2] A good response can be anticipated with resolution of malaise within hours and mucosal lesions and fever within two days.[2] Skin lesions should resolve within one to four weeks.[2,3] However, recurrence is common (25%). Chronic relapsing disease is seen in about 15%.[2]
Topical and intralesional corticosteroids have frequently been used as adjunctive treatment along with systemic modalities. They are occasionally used as solo therapy and can be effective in mild cases.[3,4] C. non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs *Indomethacin* appears promising as an alternative to corticosteroids. It was first reported as useful in 1977.[20] Most recently,17/18 patients responded with clearing to indomethacin.(6) No recurrences were noted in a mean follow-up of 20 months. The dosage used was as follows: 150 mg per day for one week, 100 mg per day for two weeks. Indomethacin was then stopped. Fever and arthralgia were attenuated within 48 hours. The eruption cleared within 7-14 days. *Naproxen* was used successfully in one patient with CML.[21]D. Potassium iodide Some authors state that potassium iodide may be as effective as corticosteroids and that relapses may be less frequent.[2] However, the reports of KI use tend to be older and smaller numbers of patients were treated than in reports utilizing corticosteroids. Nevertheless, several studies have shown effective clearing with the use of KI.[19,22,23,24] In these studies, 900 mg per day was initiated. Symptoms improved within 48 hours and cutaneous lesions cleared within one week in most cases. In some cases the drug was withdrawn after only 2 weeks and no recurrence was seen.[22] Two patients developed a severe vasculitis that was attributed to KI.[19,25]
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