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Arch Dermatol. 2005;141:1356.

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THE JOURNAL OF CUTANEOUS DISEASES
VOL. XXIII.
NOVEMBER, 1905.
NO. 11.

By A. S. ASHMEAD, M.D., New York

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I first applied a salicylic acid ointment, but the patient would not adhere to the treatment, removing the application whenever desirable, such as while receiving visitors, or on going out, etc. I then found for her a remedy, mesotan (methyl-oxy-methyl-ester of salicylic acid), with an odor like that of lightning bugs, not at all unpleasant.

J Cutan Dis. November 1905;23:480-482.

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