The British journal of dermatology . Fig. 12.—Photograph ot a man. aged o7 years, with a tuberculous ulcer onthe neck, 21 . i . 2U, before treatment was Fig. 13.—Phutouraph of the same patient as Fig. 12. 2 . xii . ?20, after28 light baths, the last on 24 . iii . ?2<t. Entirely liealed. TO ILLUSTRATE DR. K. A. HEIBERG AND DR. CARL WITHS ARTICLE ON LUPUS. LUPUS TREATED WITH GENERAL CARBON ARC-LIGHT BATHS. 73 at no spot was there distinct lupus (see Fig. 12); the microscope, however,showed a mass of epithelioid cells. The patient was treated from 21 . i . 20 to4 . ii . 20 with 7 baths
The British journal of dermatology . Fig. 12.—Photograph ot a man. aged o7 years, with a tuberculous ulcer onthe neck, 21 . i . 2U, before treatment was Fig. 13.—Phutouraph of the same patient as Fig. 12. 2 . xii . ?20, after28 light baths, the last on 24 . iii . ?2<t. Entirely liealed. TO ILLUSTRATE DR. K. A. HEIBERG AND DR. CARL WITHS ARTICLE ON LUPUS. LUPUS TREATED WITH GENERAL CARBON ARC-LIGHT BATHS. 73 at no spot was there distinct lupus (see Fig. 12); the microscope, however,showed a mass of epithelioid cells. The patient was treated from 21 . i . 20 to4 . ii . 20 with 7 baths, and from 21 . ii . 20 to 24 . iii . 20 with 28 baths. Whenhe was discharged there was considerable improvement. Histologically therewas still easily recognisable tuberculous structure. When the patient repoxtedon 2 . xii . 20 all the lesions were apparently healed both on the sides and backof the neck (see Fig. 13). In the nape of the neck there was some rather firmscar-tissue. Microscopic examination showed a small fibrous tubercle in scar-tissue, easily recognised by the presence of a few giant-cells. This patient showed that light baths alone
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