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HERMAN BEERMAN, M.D.; JOHN H. STOKES, M.D.

Arch Derm Syphilol. 1934;29(6):874-884.

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In our study of the complex of rosacea we¹ were impressed with the variety of factors (especially nervous, gastro-intestinal and seborrheic) which were involved in the individual patient, and we concluded that the rational treatment of rosacea must concern itself chiefly with the constitutional indications. This concept is not new, as the studies of Ryle and Barber,² Lortat-Jacob and Legrain,³ Brown,⁴ Rulison,⁵ Eastwood⁶ and Hachenburg⁷ have stressed seriatim an increasing appreciation of the variety of factors involved, especially the gastro-intestinal factors. Sellei⁸ summarized this view of the situation by stating, "Rosacea exists as a result of internal causes.... One should never be satisfied with the external treatment alone, but should also take into account the internal treatment of the etiological factors." In contrast, the results of Ayres and Anderson⁹ are startling. These authors stated that it is not "necessary to search . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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From the Department of Dermatology and Syphilology of the School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, John H. Stokes, M.D., Director.

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