Autoserotherapy
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
Autoserotherapy is a method of treatment using one's own blood serum, heated to 56°C for half an hour and injected intramuscularly or subcutaneously every 2 days for 8-12 injections. It was used with some success for ichthyosis, pemphigus, prurigo, and toxicoses of pregnancy. Another method by Gilbert for treating pleural exudates involves injecting small amounts of exudate subcutaneously.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
Autoserotherapy (from Greek autos - self and Latin serum - serum), a method of treatment using one's own blood serum. The latter is heated to 56° for half an hour and injected intramuscularly or subcutaneously every 2 days. The course consists of 8 to 12 injections. A. was used with some effect in ichthyosis, pemphigus, prurigo, and toxicoses of pregnancy. A. also refers to a method proposed by Gilbert for treating pleural exudates and consisting of the following: a trial puncture of the pleura is made with a syringe, 1 cubic cm of exudate is drawn and injected, withdrawing the needle slightly, under the skin. The injection is repeated after 1-3 days (up to 6 times). This method did not receive wide distribution. In its effect on the body, A. is probably similar to protein therapy.
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“Autoserotherapy.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/autoserotherapy/