MERCURIAL INUNCTIONS IN THE TREATMENT OF SYPHILIS
- 1 January 1933
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Dermatology and Syphilology
- Vol. 27 (1) , 1-11
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archderm.1933.01450040004001
Abstract
Mercurial inunctions have been used from the earliest days in the treatment of syphilis. They are efficient and secure an adequate excretion of mercury when they are properly performed. Nevertheless, they have the objection of being uncleanly, of occasionally leading to irritation of the skin, and likewise of leading to disclosure of the condition. Therefore, if another more cleanly and yet equally efficient preparation of mercury could be found, it would be most valuable. As long ago as 1905, Neisser and Siebert1suggested such a preparation entitled, ``Kalomel Salve," or ``Unguentum Heyden.'' It consisted of a colloidal mild mercurous chloride made of 75 per cent mild mercurous chloride and 25 per cent albumin, with a mercury content of 66 per cent. The dose to be inuncted was 10 Gm. They reported that usually after the fifth day mercury was found in the urine. In experiments onKeywords
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