Abstract
<h3>To the Editor:—</h3> In a communication under the title "Use of Ergot to Contract Capillaries in Purpura" (The Journal, Dec. 30, 1933, p. 2137) J. C. Norris mentioned the use of this solution in drachm doses, and solution of pituitary, 0.5 cc., hypodermically. The use of ergot in purpura is an old time remedy. In the<i>Journal of Cutaneous and Genito-Urinary Diseases</i>(<b>9</b>:241 [July] 1891) W. L. Munroe tells of a peculiar exanthem following an attack of epidermic influenza. The eruption consisted of a hemorrhagic exanthem. Part of the treatment given was as follows: Tr. ferri chloridi..... Ext. ergotae fl..... āā m xx t. i. d. Ergot was not an uncommon ingredient in prescriptions used in purpuric conditions of the skin at that time, but it fell into disrepute on account of the danger of producing ergotism.
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