Successful Treatment of Gold Dermatitis With Cortisone Given Orally

Treatment of Skin Disorders with A.C.T.H. and Cortisone: First Report of the Medical Research Council Panel on the Dermatological Applications of A.C.T.H. and Cortisone

“…West (1952) reported three cases of generalized exfoliative dermatitis of this type, all of which cleared dramatically. Jekel (1952) obtained rapid improvement in a resistant case of gold dermatitis, as have other writers; and it has been suggested that these drugs are more effective than dimercaprol in dermatitis dtue to heavy metals (Steinberg and Roodenburg, 1951).…”