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Otto H. Foerster, M.D.; H. Rattner, M.D.

Arch Derm Syphilol. 1938;37(5):920-930.

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Permanent Pigmentation Following the Application of Ferrous Sulfate for the Treatment of Poison Ivy. Presented by DR. S. W. BECKER and DR. E. E. STENHOUSE (by invitation).

K. H., a woman aged 35, presents a deep brown pigmentation of the left cheek and the upper part of the left arm of four months' duration. Late in August 1937 the patient had an extensive oozing, vesicular eruption about the left cheek and the upper part of the left arm, resulting from contact with poison ivy. Calamine lotion produced no relief. At the suggestion of friends, wet dressings of a 4 per cent solution of ferrous sulfate were applied for four days. When the condition did not improve, a physician was consulted, and he advised wet dressings of potassium permanganate. The only other medication applied was a poison ivy lotion that contains lead acetate, gelsemium, phenol and hamamelis. The patient is not . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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