EXCESSIVE ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION

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In spite of the fact that ultraviolet irradiation has been made use of during the past ten years or more to an increasing extent, no prolonged observations have been made on the effect of this remarkable remedial agent on the growth and functions of the body. This is all the more remarkable, as from time to time the question has been raised as to whether these radiations may not inflict harm as well as be of advantage to the animal body. As is well known, the short rays are specific in the protection against and cure of rickets in animals as well as in man. This effect has been so definite and so striking that this method of therapy has been applied in the clinic to an increasing number of pathologic conditions, even those that have not been associated with definite disturbances in the metabolism of calcium or phosphorus. What

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