TINEA CAPITIS

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In a paper in the Archives of Dermatology and Syphilology I1 have reported my experiences in the treatment of tinea capitis in which 27 patients (45 per cent) of a total of 60 were cured. The present contribution records further trial of the same method, in which 47 additional patients (67 per cent) of a group of 70 were cured, a total of 74 since the inception of this method. The basic principles underlying this form of treatment have not been changed, although some modifications have been introduced which it is believed enhance its efficiency. In the statistical reports only those patients who carried out the treatment with reasonable regularity are included, as this appears essential for successful results. FACTORS OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS IN IODINE THERAPY Briefly, the principles involved in this method concern the use of iodine, a remedial agent acknowledged as definitely fungistatic and to a degree

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