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CHICAGO DERMATOLOGICAL SOCIETY

CHICAGO DERMATOLOGICAL SOCIETY This article is only available in the PDF format. Download the PDF to view the article, as well as its associated figures and tables. Abstract Subacute Lupus Erythematosus with a Favorable Response to Quinine. Presented by Dr. Samuel J. Zakon and (by invitation) Dr. Bernard J. Pass. DISCUSSION Dr. Stephen Rothman: I learned from Dr. Samuel Becker to treat patients with lupus erythematosus with quinine, starting with a dose of ½ grain (0.03 gm.) of quinine sulfate three times a day and increasing it up to 2 grains (0.13 gm.) three times a day. While we know lupus erythematosus runs a very changeable course, it is my definite impression that quinine is very effective in the symptomatic treatment of disseminated lupus erythematosus. I should like to ask Dr. Becker where this treatment originated and what is its rationale? Dr. Samuel Becker: I do not know the rationale of quinine treatment. I got it from Stokes at the Mayo Clinic, and I suppose he got it from Dr. Pusey or Dr. Wile. It is in the http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png A.M.A. Archives of Dermatology & Syphilology American Medical Association

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American Medical Association
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Copyright © 1953 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
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0096-5979
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10.1001/archderm.1953.01540040077012
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This article is only available in the PDF format. Download the PDF to view the article, as well as its associated figures and tables. Abstract Subacute Lupus Erythematosus with a Favorable Response to Quinine. Presented by Dr. Samuel J. Zakon and (by invitation) Dr. Bernard J. Pass. DISCUSSION Dr. Stephen Rothman: I learned from Dr. Samuel Becker to treat patients with lupus erythematosus with quinine, starting with a dose of ½ grain (0.03 gm.) of quinine sulfate three times a day and increasing it up to 2 grains (0.13 gm.) three times a day. While we know lupus erythematosus runs a very changeable course, it is my definite impression that quinine is very effective in the symptomatic treatment of disseminated lupus erythematosus. I should like to ask Dr. Becker where this treatment originated and what is its rationale? Dr. Samuel Becker: I do not know the rationale of quinine treatment. I got it from Stokes at the Mayo Clinic, and I suppose he got it from Dr. Pusey or Dr. Wile. It is in the

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A.M.A. Archives of Dermatology & Syphilology – American Medical Association

Published: Apr 1, 1953

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