The Local Action of Cortisone on Tuberculin Reaction

Suh, Byung Oh; Kim, Kyung Sik

doi:1961.0.10.97

Tuberc Respir Dis > Issue 10; 1961 > Article

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 1961;10:97-98.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.1961.10.1.97 Published online December 1, 1961.

The Local Action of Cortisone on Tuberculin Reaction

Byung Oh Suh, Kyung Sik Kim

Department of Internal Medicine, Medical College Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea

Cortisone의 국소작용과 Tuberculin 반응

서병오, 김경식

Abstract

On 309 cases of pulmonary Tuberculosis(21-33 years old) Tuberculin test was performed with 1: 2, 000 diluent of OT with and without mixed cortisone to determine the local action of cortisone on Tuberculin reaction and following results were observed. 1) Usually the reaction with tuberculin containing cortisone appeared less intensively than that with OT only. 2) With adequate dilution of OT and cortisone the reaction was more intensive than that with OT only. 3) The reaction with OT containing cortisone acetate was more intensive than that with OT containing hydrocortisone acetate. 4) Cortisone had an action of delaying the absorption of intradermally injected fluid.