INFLUENCE OF GRENZ RAYS ON PATHOGENIC FUNGI IN SKIN MATERIAL

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Grenz rays are now widely used in the treatment of many dermatoses, including fungous diseases of the skin, for which the results obtained are usually even better than with x-rays. Since grenz rays are absorbed almost entirely by the superficial layer of the skin, just where fungi are found, it is logical to expect that such a type of radiation will influence fungous cells to a greater extent than more penetrative x-rays. Bucky1 reported that of eighty-five cases of dermatophytosis in which grenz rays were used only 5 per cent showed a recurrence. In cases of tinea corporis also these rays proved effective, and in a few patients with tinea capitis the results in Bucky's experience were good even though epilation did not take place. Dorne and Cleveland White2 treated fifty-two patients with superficial fungous infections of the skin with grenz rays and found that the infections

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