ALLERGIC-LIKE REACTIONS FROM SODIUM MORRHUATE

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The search for a perfect sclerosing agent for the obliteration of varicose veins has been marked by the adoption and subsequent neglect of one solution after another. The requirements for an ideal solution are that it be effective, safe and painless. These requirements have largely been fulfilled by sodium morrhuate, and this preparation has been widely accepted as the closest available approach to the ideal medium. Its freedom from danger of local and general reaction has been particularly emphasized. My experience with sodium morrhuate, like that of many others, has been extremely satisfactory, and in both private and clinic work it has largely supplanted all the other agents used. In the absence of any fear of general reaction, I have not hesitated to use it and to advocate it freely. Several recent experiences, however, have indicated that sodium morrhuate may give rise to allergic reactions in sensitized persons. I am

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