Extirpation of a Nidus of Infection with Tetanus Bacilli by Chemosurgery

Extirpation of a Nidus of Infection with Tetanus Bacilli by Chemosurgery

Chemosurgery in its original form of serial excisions of tissue fixed by a paste of zinc chloride and later modified to excisions of unfixed fresh tissue was developed for extirpations of cutaneous malignancies under histologic monitoring. The technique is, however, more versatile than that and we h...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology 1981-08, Vol.7 (8), p.629-631
Hauptverfasser: PEDRO, ROBERTO L. DÁVILA, MOHS, FREDERIC E.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Chlorides
Clostridium Infections - surgery
Clostridium perfringens
Female
Fixatives
Humans
Methods
Tetanus - surgery
Wound Infection - surgery
Zinc - pharmacology
Zinc Compounds
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Zusammenfassung:Chemosurgery in its original form of serial excisions of tissue fixed by a paste of zinc chloride and later modified to excisions of unfixed fresh tissue was developed for extirpations of cutaneous malignancies under histologic monitoring. The technique is, however, more versatile than that and we herewith report an unusual use of it to eradicate a nidus of infection with tetanus bacilli.
ISSN:0148-0812
1524-4725
DOI:10.1111/j.1524-4725.1981.tb00710.x