Zinc Ionisation in Eczema of the Auditory Canal
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An adult female patient consulted me in April 1923 for intense pitching and irritation in both auditory canals. On inspection the tympanum and middle ear appeared to be perfectly normal on both sides, but there was a condition like that of weeping eczema, but without crusts, in both meati. For three months she was treated with ichthyol, salicylic acid, alcohol, boracic acid and even cocaine solutions without relief. In June all treatment was discontinued. In September the condition was the same
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