Use of Paraaminobenzoic Acid in Dermatomyositis and Scleroderma

Zarafonetis, Chris J. D.; Curtis, Arthur C.; Gulick, A. E.

doi:10.1001/archinte.1950.00230070049003

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“…The facial butterfly rash and photosensitivity of SLE may be present in diseases eventually diagnosed as dermatomyositis (136,280,281,282 ). Keil (283) reported five cases which he felt were intermediate between dermatomyositis and SLE (283).…”

Section: Interrelationships With Other Mesenchymal Diseasesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Interrelationships of the Mesenchymal Diseases with Consideration of Possible Genetic Mechanisms

Peterson¹,

Good²

1963

Annu. Rev. Med.

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Section: Interrelationships With Other Mesenchymal Diseasesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Interrelationships of the Mesenchymal Diseases with Consideration of Possible Genetic Mechanisms

Peterson¹,

Good²

1963

Annu. Rev. Med.

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“…Zarafonetis, Curtis, and Gulick (1950) obtained a good response in one case with para-aminobenzoic acid, and there have been several claims of success with A.C.T.H. (Oppel, Coker, and Milhorat, 1950;Elkinton, Hunt, Godfrey, McCrory, Rogerson, and Stokes, 1949).…”

Section: Case Reportsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Neurological Aspects of Dermatomyositis

Matthews¹,

Burne²

1953

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry

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“…Treatment.-As in scleroderma so in dermatomyositis, the many different drugs employed before the introduction of cortisone have been found of little value (40,173,174). Although corticotropin or the 11, 17 oxygenated steroids are not uniformly effective and not without risk, they should be given a trial for several months in all cases (except when absolute contra-indica tions exist), and if helpful they should be continued indefinitely (4,175,176).…”

Section: Dermatomyositismentioning

confidence: 99%