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JOHN A. KOLMER, M.D.

Arch Derm Syphilol. 1930;21(3):394-412.

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In bismuth arsphenamine sulphonate (bismarsen) a distinct advance has been realized in syphilotherapy, especially since it represents the successful culmination of a long series of chemotherapeutic attempts to combine two such well known spirocheticidal agents as arsphenamine and bismuth in a single compound. It was synthesized by Dr. George W. Raiziss in 1925, and I have had the opportunity of using it since then in a combined clinical and laboratory investigation, the results of which are briefly summarized in this communication.

Stokes and Chambers¹ reported that the toxicity of the drug is low, that reactions are comparatively benign and controllable, and that it is a useful alternate in cases in which other arsphenamines have produced cutaneous and hepatic reactions. They found it especially valuable in the treatment for cardiovascular syphilis, and taken all in all a compound of distinct value in syphilotherapy and especially in the prevention of late . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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PHILADELPHIA

From the Research Institute of Cutaneous Medicine.

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Submitted for publication, July 30, 1929.

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