TY - JOUR T1 - DErmatitis with unusual distribution following the use of sulfathiazole AU - Clark TW Y1 - 1943/12/11 N1 - 10.1001/jama.1943.82840500003007b JO - Journal of the American Medical Association SP - 958 EP - 959 VL - 123 IS - 15 N2 - The many cutaneous manifestations of acquired sensitivity to the sulfonamide compounds have become well known with the widespread use of these drugs.1 The present case is reported because of the singular distribution of a dermatitis which broke out on two occasions following the use of sulfathiazole. In both instances it developed on areas of skin exposed to the sun and was limited to these. The case is also reported as an example of a severe reaction following administration of sulfathiazole by mouth ten days after it had been used topically in an ointment.REPORT OF CASEĀ  J. F., a technical sergeant aged 25, was admitted to an evacuation hospital June 24, 1942 because of a severe dermatitis on his hands, face and neck. Two and a half weeks before admission a few pustules appeared on the chin. A diagnosis of impetigo contagiosa was made, and sulfathiazole ointment was applied SN - 0002-9955 M3 - doi: 10.1001/jama.1943.82840500003007b UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1943.82840500003007b ER -