. The British journal of dermatology . TIS. ^ Conclusions. (1) That arsenic is the cause of arseno-benzene poisoning, andsulphur of mustard-gas poisoning. (2) That arsenic and sulphur act as catalysts, which fact preventstheir ready excietion and induces the recurrence of the symptoms o£intoxication. (3) That metals and non-metals are antidotes one for the other. (4) That metals and non-metals act therapeutically through thehosts resisting substance, which latter they destroy if prescribed inover-dose, thereby enabling other organisms which are normally keptin check to multiply until they kill
. The British journal of dermatology . TIS. ^ Conclusions. (1) That arsenic is the cause of arseno-benzene poisoning, andsulphur of mustard-gas poisoning. (2) That arsenic and sulphur act as catalysts, which fact preventstheir ready excietion and induces the recurrence of the symptoms o£intoxication. (3) That metals and non-metals are antidotes one for the other. (4) That metals and non-metals act therapeutically through thehosts resisting substance, which latter they destroy if prescribed inover-dose, thereby enabling other organisms which are normally keptin check to multiply until they kill the patient. A CASE OF KKIJAToDHIiMlA 1!1,I;NN0KKHA(HCA IN A WOMAN. 195 CLINICAL NOTE. A CASE OF KERATODERMIA BLENNORRHAGICA IN A WOMAN. By C. LEONARD ISAAC. MB., , Senior Surgeon to the Swansea Hospital. Whex tlie case below was seen in March, 1913, little hadbeen heard of this disease. The only reference I had seen was in theLancet of February 8th, 1913, where Dr. Swift and Dr. Sequeirascases were referred Since then several cases have been reported, and Dr. Graham Littlein the Medical Annual of 1918 draws attention to the very remarkable,fact that no authentic case had yet been observed in woman. A married woman, aged 28 years, was confined on December 20th,1912, having previously had two children and no miscarriages; shehad always enjoyed good health. Three weeks after the confinement she noticed a red mark on thedorsum of the left foot; a little later red spots appeared on the rightfoot, both ankles and knees became painful and the skin felt stiff;little bladders then formed with yellow spots in the centre. 196 A CASE OF KERATODEEMIA BLENNORRHAGICA IN A WOMAN. When seen the patient was confined to bed suffering considerablepain in both knees and ankles, which were swollen and tender; therewas also great pain without effusion in her left acromio-clavicularjoint. The whites of both eyes were intensely red, with neither painnor discharge, suggestin
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