Genito-urinary and venereal diseases : A manual for students and practitioners / By Louis E. Schmidt.

  • Schmidt, Louis E.
Date:
[1902], [©1902]
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    the mercury is the cause. Therefore, it must be our object to eliminate it as quickly as possible by using general hygienic ])rinciples and giving the mouth a great deal of local atten- tion, as by the use of mouth-washes of peroxide of hydrogen or saturated solution of chlorate of potassium ; or applications of— ^. Tincture of iodin, Tincture of myrrh, of each, 15.0 grammes. Or ^i. Ten per cent, chromic acid solution. Mercurial dermatitis occurs in some cases. Stop the ex- ternal application and treat with bland ointments or dusting powder. Folliculitis readily follows in hairy individuals. In such a case no inunctions are given to these parts. In addition to mercury there is iodine or its jjreparations, which react especially in those forms of syphilis where infil- trations occur. This is in the later forms of syphilis, and consequently they have a more limited use. However, the symptoms,—often called general symptoms,—as fever and headache, react only to iodides. Again, when symptoms arise from the bony or nervous systems, we must use iodine in some form in order to get relief. In these cases iodide of potassium, 1 gramme three times a day, is to be taken with plenty of water, after meals. If this is not sufficient, the dose can be gradually increased. Where destruction of tissue is threatened, as may occur in the late forms of syphilis, even so high as 10 grammes, or more, may be given three times a day. lodipin, 10 to 25 per cent., an iodine preparation, iodine vasogen, 6 to 10 per cent., are more or less useful ]ireparations. They may be given either by the mouth or livpodermatieally, from 1 to 5 c.c. once or twice a day. Whenever there are signs or symptoms, even in the earliest period, iodine in some form should be given. In an ordinary case there is not much need for it in the first year. However, it should be given in the following years with regularity, even if signs or symptoms are absent.