Roentgen Therapy of Some Infections

Hodges, Fred M.

doi:10.1001/jama.1936.02770450035009

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“…Pain is usually relieved by it, drainage is decreased, and the duration of the disease shortened.' Hodges and Berger 21 (pp. 1551, 1552)…”

Section: Mainstreaming Of X-ray Treatment For Carbunclesmentioning

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X-Ray treatment of carbuncles and furuncles (boils)

Calabrese

2012

Hum Exp Toxicol

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The goal of this article was to assess the historical role of radiotherapy in the treatment of selected inflammatory diseases. The specific research involved a literature-based assessment of the use of x-rays during the first half of the 20th century for the treatment of furuncles and carbuncles, the potentially serious staphylococcus infections. X-Rays were reported to be effective as a treatment at relatively low dose, about 10-20% of the skin erythema dose, which often quickly and profoundly reduce pain and accelerate the resolution/healing of the furuncles and carbuncles. These findings were based on considerable clinical experience that was generally reported in the form of case studies. The mechanism of x-ray-induced reduction of inflammation and acceleration of healing was suggested to result from a combination of immune alterations that enhanced phagocytosis as well as via an anti-localization effect on the pathogenic organism that facilitates their destruction.

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“…Pain is usually relieved by it, drainage is decreased, and the duration of the disease shortened.' Hodges and Berger 21 (pp. 1551, 1552)…”

Section: Mainstreaming Of X-ray Treatment For Carbunclesmentioning

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X-Ray treatment of carbuncles and furuncles (boils)

Calabrese

2012

Hum Exp Toxicol

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“…M ay [18] in 1930 found inflamm atory conditions of varying etiologies in over 200 patients amenable to X radiation treatm ent. He stressed the use of optim al exposures of 130 to 300 R to the skin of the affected area, and he used heavy filtration consisting of 0.5 mm copper plus 3.0 mm aluminium with 180 K \ source of energy, Hodges [15] in 1936 reviewed roentgen therapy of infections and considered the results. In general he limited his exposures to below 300 R. Later Borah [3] emphasized that local radiation in therapeutic doses ap parently has no effects on microorganisms, docs not alter the bac tericidal properties of the circulating blood, and has no direct in fluence on the leukocyte content of the inflammatory exudate.…”

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