Treatment of erythema nodosum and nodular vasculitis with potassium iodide.
Twenty-four of twenty-eight patients with erythema nodosum and sixteen of seventeen patients with nodular vasculitis responded to treatment with potassium iodide. Relief of symptoms occurred within 2 days. The average duration of treatment was 3 weeks and the lesions took an average of 2 weeks to resolve. The possible mode of action of potassium iodide is discussed and an immunosuppressive effect mediated by heparin is suggested.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004893:Erythema Nodosum / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011193:Potassium Iodide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*
D011193:Potassium Iodide