Abstract
Iodides and bromides have long been known to cause acneform eruptions in persons susceptible to these salts. The appearance of acne in a patient past the age of 25 immediately evokes from the dermatologist an interrogation concerning the use of these drugs. The more meticulous physician will also question his patients regarding the ingestion of iron and cod liver oil; the excessive use of cold creams and other oily cosmetics; their occupations (tar, oils, paraffin, chlorine), and the presence of diseased teeth and tonsils. In this day of fads, he should also inquire as to the ingestion of medicine taken for the prevention or treatment of goiter, such as chocolate tablets containing organic iodine, compound solution of iodine, pepto-iodine, calcidin and the many other proprietary sure cures for goiter. Several errors in diagnosis will prompt me, in the future, also to question my acne patients concerning the
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