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CHAIM BERLIN, M.D.

Arch Derm Syphilol. 1949;60(6):1204-1206.

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A peculiar local untoward incident following an intravenous injection of calcium levulinate came to my observation recently. At the site of injection a nodular eruption, which took the appearance of granuloma annulare, developed.

REPORT OF A CASE

M. D., a boy aged 17, was admitted to the hospital in July 1945 because of peritoneal tuberculosis accompanied with ascites. He was given roentgen therapy and intravenous injections of calcium levulinate, with much improvement in his condition. Once during such an injection he experienced a painful sensation and slight local redness. The physician, fearing a subcutaneous infiltration, stopped the injection immediately. But no infiltration occurred, and the redness and tenderness subsided within several hours. The next day, a papular eruption appeared at the site of injection. When the patient was seen by me, six days after the incident, the left cubital area presented a plaque measuring 1.5 by 1 cm., consisting of . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
TEL-AVIV, ISRAEL

From the Department of Dermatology, Hadassah Municipal Hospital.

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