SULFANILAMIDE IN THE TREATMENT OF ERYSIPELAS
Authors: Lawrence S. Siegel, Leon Rosove, Albert G. Bower
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1942)

Article1 February 1942SULFANILAMIDE IN THE TREATMENT OF ERYSIPELASLAWRENCE S. SIEGEL, M.D., LEON ROSOVE, M.D., ALBERT G. BOWER, M.D., F.A.C.P.LAWRENCE S. SIEGEL, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, LEON ROSOVE, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ALBERT G. BOWER, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-16-2-262 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptPrior to the use of sulfanilamide in the treatment of erysipelas, there was no effective mode of therapy. Early in 1935 Myer-Heine and Huguenin1treated 150 cases with the dye sulphamido-chrysoidin, reporting rapid and constant results as regard temperature and local phenomena. Kramer2in April 1936 reported 32 cases treated with prontosil, and expressed the opinion that it was the most effective drug used against the disease. Breen and Taylor3in June 1937 reported a series of 46 consecutive cases treated with prontosil in which the temperature fell to normal or below in 48 hours, and no spread or relapse...Bibliography1. MYER-HEINEHUGUENIN AP: Treatment of erysipelas with sulphamidochrysoidin hydrochloride, Presse méd., 1936, xl, 454. Google Scholar2. KRAMER W: Experiences with prontosil in the treatment of erysipelas, München. med. Wchnschr., 1936, lxxxiii, 608. Google Scholar3. BREENTAYLOR GEI: Erysipelas treatment with prontosil, Lancet, 1937, i, 1334-1336. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. SNODGRASSANDERSON WRT: Prontosil in the treatment of erysipelas. A controlled series of 312 cases, Brit. Med. Jr., 1937, ii, 101-104. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. SNODGRASSANDERSON WRT: Sulfanilamide in the treatment of erysipelas; a controlled series of 270 cases, Brit. Med. Jr., 1937, ii, 1156-1159. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. SNODGRASSANDERSONRENNE WRTJL: Sulfanilamide in the treatment of erysipelas, Brit. Med. Jr., 1938, ii, 399-403. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. TOPYOUNG FHDC: Sulfanilamide treatment of erysipelas, special report Herman Kiefer Hospital (September 21) 1938. Google Scholar8. NELSONRINZLERKELSEY JHMP: Sulfanilamide treatment of erysipelas, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1939, cxii, 1044-1045. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. HOYNEWOLFPRIM ALAAL: Fatality rates in the treatment of 998 erysipelas patients, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1939, cxiii, 2279-2281. Google Scholar10. SLOAN LE: Personal communication to L. S. S. Google Scholar11. HOYNE AL: Erysipelas, Med. Rec., 1935, cxli, 132. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Los Angeles, California*Received for publication June 11, 1940. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byThe Age of Consent and the Reduction of the age of Consent in Church and Civil Marriages and their InteractionItaly enacts new law on medically assisted reproductionPresent Status of Sulfonamide Therapy 1 February 1942Volume 16, Issue 2Page: 262-268KeywordsDrugsTemperature ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 February 1942 PDF downloadLoading ...