Pigmentation from bismuth absorption after the use of B.I.P.P.

✍ Scribed by Sir W. I. De Courcy Wheeler

• Book ID: 101728283
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1930
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 150 KB
• Volume: 18
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0007-1323
• DOI: 10.1002/bjs.1800187016

✦ Synopsis

BISMUTH in the treatment of syphilis was abandoned for a time some years ago owing t o the severe toxic effects of the salts then used. Toxicity was found to be largely influenced by the rate a t which the metal entered the circulation. Fro. 203.4hronic osteoniyelitk of the femur before the operation. The most notable effects of poisoning were stomatitis, nephritis, and enteritis. slaty-blue line commencing on the gums The commonest sign of intolerance is a FIG. ZO4.4hronic osteoinyelitis of the femur after radical operation, showing B.I.P.P. in .&A. (Note pathological fracture.) VOL. XVII1.-NO.