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EARLY REACTIONS FOLLOWING ROENTGEN RAY EPILATIONS
I. ZUGERMAN, M.D.
Arch Derm Syphilol. 1949;60(5 PART I):722-725.
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SUBSEQUENT to roentgen epilations, in the treatment of ringworm of the scalp (tinea capitis), early reactions sometimes develop in children.1
These reactions are as follows:
- Restlessness
- Nausea and vomiting
- Headache
- Loss of appetite
- Elevation of temperature.
These signs and symptoms have been attributed to:
- Nervous strain and restlessness before and during treatment
- Excessive quantity of food allowed before or after treatment
- Excessive filtration of the roentgen rays
- Relatively high voltage
- A mild variety of radiation sickness.
In the study reported here it was noted that although the reactions were temporary, their importance lay in the fact that they tended to discourage one from using this valuable method of treatment with other children.
This study covered a period from January 1946 to January 1949. The patients were divided into seven groups. The following factors were standard to all groups:
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PHILADELPHIA
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