Abstract
The introduction of a new drug for the treatment of a specific disease carries with it two main questions: Is it effective, and is it safe? The authors have tested a preparation of hexachlorocyclohexane in a vanishing cream base 1 in 100 consecutive cases of scabies. All the patients were cured with from one to three applications; no irritation or discomfort from the remedy were noted, and no sensitivity to the drug or the vehicle, either primary or secondary, was elicited. The preparation seems to us to be the most promising yet advanced for the cure of a disease which is widespread in all walks of life and constantly increasing in incidence. Scabies constitutes one of the most frequently encountered diseases in dermatologic clinics, its incidence varying with climate, habits of personal hygiene and degree of intimate contact. Scabies affects all ages, all races and all strata of society, although
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