A plea for the more general use of tuberculin by the profession : being the address given at the Annual Meeting of the Dermatological Society of Great Britain and Ireland, May 24th, 1905 / by Dr. McCall Anderson, Regius Professor of Medicine in the University of Glasgow.

  • Anderson, McCall, 1836-1908.
Date:
1905
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    to the point of the nose and to the right ala nasi, subsequently involving the right side of the upper lip. At the close of the second year it was again scraped, but with only temporary improve- ment, for the ulceration soon reappeared, and in- volved also the left ala nasi, while the right nostril was obstructed. Condition on Admission. The whole of the lower half of the nose, the right side of the upper lip, and the septum nasi are covered with greenish- yellow crusts, on removing which the parts are seen to be ulcerated, soft, and boggy. Treatment. First injection of tuberculin, ^ c.c. of i-iooo, on March 6th, sent the temperature up to 103° next day, while the second, on the 15th, was followed by a temperature of 105°! and on each occasion inflammation occurred at the seat of the disease, with exudation, the sur- rounding parts being the seat of redness and swelling. Subsequent injections led to de- creasing reaction, until at last there was none at all. She had 32 injections, the last on July 31st, when the strength was i c.c. of pure tuberculin. This patient recovered perfectly, there being only slight scars and very little deformity, and on dis- missal she looked and felt quite well, and had gained nearly a stone in weight. (Temperature