Modern diagnosis and treatment of diseases of childern; a treatise on the medical and surgical diseases of infancy anf childhood . by sterilization (before andafter using) of the hair clippers, scissors, combs, etc., andthorough scrubbing of the scalp with the tincture of green soaptwice daily, and immediately after a haircut. In an epidemic at an orphan asylum comprising nearly 400cases of ringworm of the scalp, I found the following method oftreatment exceedingly serviceable :— ft Acidi carbolici, Olei petrolei aa. 3ij I 65 Tinct. iodini, Olei ricini aa Siiiss I 110 Olei rusci (German ) q. s
Modern diagnosis and treatment of diseases of childern; a treatise on the medical and surgical diseases of infancy anf childhood . by sterilization (before andafter using) of the hair clippers, scissors, combs, etc., andthorough scrubbing of the scalp with the tincture of green soaptwice daily, and immediately after a haircut. In an epidemic at an orphan asylum comprising nearly 400cases of ringworm of the scalp, I found the following method oftreatment exceedingly serviceable :— ft Acidi carbolici, Olei petrolei aa. 3ij I 65 Tinct. iodini, Olei ricini aa Siiiss I 110 Olei rusci (German ) q. s. ad Sxvj | 500 Tineakerion. 604 DISKASKS OF THE SK1X. Specific method of treatment. After clipping the hair close to the scalp this mixture isapplied over the entire scalp—more thickly over the affected spots—by means of a painters brush, once a day for five successhedays. On the sixth day it is wiped off with a rag dipped in plainolive-oil; now the hair is clipped again and the scalp washedthoroughly but gently with green soap and a soft nailbrush, carebeing taken that all the scales and loose hair covering the scalp. Fig. 206.—Tinea Tonsurans are removed. As a rule, no epilation is necessary. On theseventh day the mixture is reapplied as thickly as before andthe whole process repeated regularly for three or four successiveweeks—the length of time depending upon the severity of thecase. New hair will now be found to appear, and no trichophy-ton fungi will be discovered in the hair epilated for microscopicexamination. These procedures are followed by a few days application of a10-per-cent. sulphur ointment, and then by the use of the follow-ing preparation for about two weeks:— TINEA TRICHOPHYTINA CORPORIS. 605 B Resorcini, Acidi salicyl aa 3iv | 16 Alcoholis Siv I 120 Olei ricini q. s. ad Bxvj | 500 This mixture considerably hastens the growth of the hair onthe bald spots. In cases where isolation is impracticable or impos-sible, as often happens in private famili
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