Treatment of Boils.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 11 December 1914, Page 3

Treatment of Boils.

Purunculosis is regarded by the author as of purely local affection resulting from successive inoculations, and consequently the treatment should be confined entirely to the matter of dressing. Thus, to abort the boil, he recommends that a drop of iodo-acetone should he used. A gauze compress is then, applied, well saturated with glycerole of starch, to which has been added boric acid, or oxycyanide of mercury? This is covered with absorbent wool, but no impermeable tissue should be used. The dressing is fixed in place with a bandage, and is renewed once or twice daily. To dry up the boil, it should be well powdered with talc to which has been added a little paraffin. In this way the boil is cured in less than a fortnight, and successive inoculations are avoided.