OVERTREATMENT DERMATITIS OF THE FEET

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The human foot has become the target of unbelievable chemical abuse. Feet are seen daily, painted all the colors of the rainbow or daubed so thick with salves that removal with a tongue blade is necessary to view the underlying dermatitis. The shoes smell of solution of formaldehyde and are caked on the inside with fungicidal powders. The patients, when questioned about the number of remedies used, shrug their shoulders and exclaim "I couldn't begin to recall. I've used everything. You are the sixth or seventh doctor I have seen. I've had this stuff between my toes for years. Just when I think it is well, it's back again. Each time it comes back I try something else. I've spent a small fortune for remedies, and look at my poor feet." These patients are sure of the cause of their dermatitis. It is the "athlete's foot" or the "fungus." Lay

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