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Letter to the Editor| Volume 35, ISSUE 2, P209-210, August 2008

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History Revisited—Prontosil Red

Published:February 15, 2008DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jemermed.2007.07.064
      In the January 2007 issue of the Journal, Bryant and Gausche-Hill described an unusual case of red urine (
      • Bryant J.S.
      • Gausche-Hill M.
      When is red urine not hematuria?: a case report.
      ). Their patient developed red urine due to systemic absorption and excretion of an azosulfamide-containing topical antiseptic. They mention that the only citation for the medicinal use for azosulfamide (Prontosil) was in the veterinary literature.
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