Clinical observations on atypical lichen planus and related dermatoses presumably due to atabrine toxicity.

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Article1 December 1949CLINICAL OBSERVATIONS ON ATYPICAL LICHEN PLANUS AND RELATED DERMATOSES PRESUMABLY DUE TO ATABRINE TOXICITYAARON FEDER, M.D.AARON FEDER, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-31-6-1078 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptAtypical lichen planus is a new clinical entity borne of the tropical phase of World War II. One of the notable events in the military medical history of the Southwest Pacific was the widespread disability of troops because of dermatological disease. Most of the dermatological casualties consisted of those suffering from what was ultimately called atypical lichen planus, from eczematoid dermatitis and from a severe form of exfoliative dermatitis. During the course of the New Guinea campaign, medical officers became aware of a disease of rapidly increasing incidence which bore a striking, though superficial, resemblance to lichen planus, but which...Bibliography1. Special Article, Evaluation of untoward reactions attributable to atabrine, Bulletin U. S. Army Med. Dept., 1945, iv, 653-659. Google Scholar2. ROSENTHAL J: Atypical lichen planus, Am. Jr. Path., 1946, xxii, 473-491. Google Scholar3. GOLDBERG LC: An unusual lichenoid dermatosis, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1946, cxxx, 775-781. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. DANTZIGMARSHALL LLE: Tropical lichen planus—New Guinea variety, New York State Jr. Med., 1946, xlvi, 991-995. Google Scholar5. EPSTEIN I: The lichen planus eczematoid dermatitis complex of the Southwest Pacific, Bull. U. S. Army Med. Dept., 1945, iv, 687-695. Google Scholar6. MOSTHAYMAN HJM: Recovery from severe hypoplastic anemia associated with atypical lichen planus, Bulletin U. S. Army Medical Dept., 1946, v, 339-342. Google Scholar7. VORHAUSGOMPERTZFEDER MGMLA: Clinical experiments with riboflavin, inositol, and calcium pantothenate, Am. Jr. Digest. Dis., 1943, x, 45-48. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. FEDER A: Therapy unit for patients with skin diseases, Bulletin U. S. Army Medical Dept., 1946, v, 343-345. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Jackson Heights, N. Y.*Received for publication March 18, 1948. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byKutane Arzneimittelreaktionen vom SpättypDrug-Induced Lichen PlanusOral lichenoid drug eruptionsLichen planusLichen PlanusLichen planus in a photosensitive distribution due to quinineThe role of dental restorative metals in the pathogenesis of oral lichen planusCutaneous Reactions to Rheumatological DrugsLichen Planus caused by pyrimethamineDrug induced changes in pigmentationDRUG REACTIONS XVIStudies on Atabrine Dermatitis1The Oxidative Inactivation of Poison Ivy Allergens by Peroxidase* 1 December 1949Volume 31, Issue 6Page: 1078-1089KeywordsArmed forcesDisabilitiesSkin diseasesToxicityTropical diseases ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 December 1949 PDF downloadLoading ...