The treatment of venereal lymphogranuloma with sulfanilamide

Grace and Suskind: The Treatment of Venereal fanilamide, Ven. Es. Inform. 13: 26, lW1.

Ipour of the inguinal cases wire heule~l \vithin tution of treatment. The fifth case bvhich was cured after sixteen weeks’ therapy.

Lymphogranuloma

With

Sul-

thrvc to six weeks after of nine months’ duration

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Of the anorectal cases, II (39 per cent) \l-ere completely healed, the same I:il)rnur: number markedly improved, -4 imlvo\ell, ant1 ? rernxine(l unimproved. strictures of the rectum were nnillflut:rrvcvl 11.v tren.tment. There was :I. hightal tures. sitates healing initiated

It is reasonable to consitler, however, longer and more \-igorous treatment of the anorectal eases X$-W more early in the disease.

In the authors’ opinion, venereal lymphogranulomn.

sulfnnilami~le

that the presence of stricture than that given in this study. likely to occur x%-hen treatment is a valuable

agent

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