THE CROTON-OIL TREATMENT OF RINGWORM.

Croton oil peels.

This author discusses the utility and versatility of the modern croton oil peel, which, unlike older formulations, may be used for all ages and skin types for effective and long-lasting skin resurfacing. He provides the rationale for various croton oil concentrations, focusing on avoiding complications while achieving a desirable clinical result and includes a comprehensive guide to application...

Treatment of ringworm of the scalp.

In the control of an epidemic of cholera the importance of complete freedom from cholera vibrio of the stools of cases treated by seven-day drug therapy, and the prophylactic treatment of contacts with the drug, is emphasized. The role of two properties of this drug-namely, the absence of toxic action and slow absorption and slow excretion-is discussed in its bearing on future sulpha therapy as...

Pathology and Treatment of Ringworm

Phenol-croton oil peel: an update.

Varying the strength of the croton oil in a phenol peel solution can customize the peel to suit the needs of each patient and address delicate areas, such as the eyelids and the neck. Here the author presents important refinements in phenol-croton oil peel application.

On the role of croton oil in tumor formation.

The ability of croton oil to elicit epithelial tu mors in mice in areas previously treated with subcarcinogenic amounts of carcinogenic hydrocar bons is a well documented fact. In the typical ex periment tumors are initiated in the skin of mice by the single application of a solution of some car cinogenic hydrocarbon at a level that induces few if any tumors. The repeated application of croton ...