VARIOLIFORM ERUPTION FROM SULFANILAMIDE

Abstract
The case to be reported here is of a type of eruption which, I believe, has not been described in connection with the use of sulfanilamide. There were large raised elements suggestive of erythema multiforme, but these have been described already, it is believed, as large papules in some cases previously reported. The uniformly predominating pustular lesions made this eruption noteworthy and justified its being described as varioliform. REPORT OF A CASE H. S., an East Indian coolie aged 42, was admitted to the Vancouver General Hospital as a "walk in" patient on Aug. 6, 1938. His complaints were headache, nausea, vomiting and a rash on the face and arms. The temperature was 101 F., and the pulse rate was 96. History of the Present Illness.— The patient had felt well until August 4, when he became nauseated and vomited. The following day he had headache, and an eruption appeared