Sulphonamide Sunlight Eruptions

Sulphonamide Anuria

A Mohammedan male, aged 15 years, was admitted to the surgical ward of this hospital on 29th December, 1945, for osteomyelitis of the right leg. A course of sulphonamide two tablets thrice daily was prescribed and the leg was operated on. Ten days later he showed signs of pain and fullness over the back and loin, and there was complete anuria. Sulphonamide was at once stopped, and alkaline mixt...

Smallpox and Sulphonamide

sulphonamide-resistant Gram-negative bacilli

allergens in maltworkers with extrinsic allergic alveolitis than in the rest of the maltworker population, and (c) atopic maltworkers had a significantly lower rate of skin sensitivity to occupational allergens than non-atopic workers. The first observation is not surprising, since extrinsic allergic alveolitis is not due to a type 1 allergic reaction. The second is of interest, since it sugges...

Volcanic Eruptions

Drug eruptions.

The last four decades have seen an enormous increase in the use of potent and toxic drugs as therapy. The considerable advances that these drugs have provided in the control and prevention of disease are matched by their potential to produce unwanted side effects many of which are reflected in the skin. These side effects cannot in the main be predicted. Tests in animals may not reliably be ext...