SENSITIVITY TO STREPTOMYCIN

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Abstract
A recent report advises intradermal tests for determination of sensitivity to streptomycin. That this procedure is not without danger is illustrated by the following report of a case. Report of a Case F.S., a 21 year old white student nurse in her third year of training, complained for a year of rash and itching of the fingers and dorsa of the hands. There was no history of previous allergic disease except for occasional mild urticaria. Dermatologic treatment, together with a course of roentgen therapy, had brought no relief. She had never received penicillin or streptomycin, but had beenexposed to them in the course of her work. Results of examination were normal except for the fingers and dorsa of the hands, which revealed a vesicular weeping scaling rash, suggesting contact eczematous dermatitis. On the medical ward of the hospital, Oct. 20, 1947 I injected intracutaneously 0.05 cc. of streptomycin (Merck, calcium

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