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ITS RELATIONSHIP TO ARSPHENAMINE DERMATITIS

LOUIS CHARGIN, M.D.; MARION B. SULZBERGER, M.D.; DANIEL F. CROWLEY, M.D.

Arch Derm Syphilol. 1930;22(2):237-243.

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Among the disagreeable by-effects of arsphenamine, the severe dermatitis, although it occurs only in a small percentage of cases, is of paramount importance. This is particularly true of the eczematous type of eruption which usually appears after a number of injections have been administered or at the end of the course of treatment. Among the causes of death due to arsenical medication, this type of dermatitis accounts for the greatest number. Even in cases without a lethal outcome, this condition is a source of great anxiety to the physician on account of the duration and severity of the illness and especially because of the uncertain prognosis. It is therefore obvious that any method that could detect the cases in which such a dermatitis is likely to develop would be of great value, as it would enable the physician to adopt suitable prophylactic measures.

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NEW YORK

From the Venereal Disease Service of the Kingston Avenue Hospital.

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Submitted for publication, Jan. 2, 1930.

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