On the Treatment of Ringworm and Other Forms of Skin Disease by Boracic Acid
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By Surgeon-Mnjor G. A. Watson, 19th Bengal Lancers. Having lately employed with very great success borncic acid as an external application in the treatment of the Dcrmatophyta, or diseases of the skin dependent upon a vegetable parasite, I am desirous of bringing the subject to the notice of the profession in India. I was induced to try this remedy from seeing it so largely employed as an antiseptic in the wards of the Edinburgh Infirmary when I was at homo on furlough. The diseases in which I have hitherto had an opportunity of trying it have been the different forms of Tinea (Tinea tonsurans and circinata) commonly known as ringworm, and amongst the natives as "Dad." These diseases are exceedingly common in this country during the hot weather and rains, particularly in those parts where the air is saturated with
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