Arsenical Dermatitis Produced in Treatment of Trichomonas Vaginitis

Kesten, Beatrice M.

doi:10.1001/archderm.1938.01480140038003

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“…Serious skin reactions of any kind have rarely been reported to follow the widespread use of acetarsol for trichomonal infection, although minor reactions are well recognized (Campbell, 1937;Long, 1937;Kesten, 1938 ;Prosser-Thomas, 1948;Doyle, 1952;Peck, 1954).…”

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Acute Arsenical Poisoning Due to Acetarsol Pessaries

Bowen¹,

Lewis²,

Edwards³

1961

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Acute Arsenical Poisoning Due to Acetarsol Pessaries

Bowen¹,

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Edwards³

1961

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“…Michael (1929) reported a case of exfoliative dermatitis in a woman who had been treated with acetarsol for mucous colitis, and Nicolas and Rousset (1936) noted the occurrence of lesions resembling pityriasis rosea after injection with the same drug. Beatrice Kesten (1938) described five cases of sensitization following intravaginal therapy for trichomonas infestation with a powder containing acetarsol. Persistence in the treatment of these cases resulted in generalized dermatitis after warning signs in the form of a local erythema of the external genitalia and thighs.…”

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