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NORMAN BURGESS, M.A., M.R.C.P.

Arch Derm Syphilol. 1929;20(1):59-62.

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In view of recent writings indicating the possibility of disturbed chloride metabolism in eczema, it was decided to investigate the chloride content of the whole blood in cases included in this group and also in certain other diseases of the skin.

REVIEW OF LITERATURE

Herrick,¹ in 1924, showed that there is an inverse relationship between the concentration of dextrose and chlorides in the blood after the ingestion of 100 Gm. of dextrose, and suggested that the chlorides possess the property of shifting to other tissues from the blood in order to preserve the optimal osmotic conditions of the blood.

Barney,² in 1926, made chemical analyses of the sweat in eczema and demonstrated that in these cases there is a diminution in the output of chlorides in the sweat. He concluded that the salts may play an etiologic rôle in the production of the eczematous condition.

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Author Affiliations
Arthur Durham Traveling Student, Guy's Hospital LONDON, ENGLAND

From the Research Institute of Cutaneous Medicine and the Graduate Hospital, University of Pennsylvania, Jay F. Schamberg, M.D., Director.

Footnotes
Submitted for publication, Jan. 7, 1929.

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