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THEODORE CORNBLEET, M.D.; H. C. SCHORR, M.D.; BEN FIRESTEIN, M.D.

AMA Arch Derm Syphilol. 1952;66(1):103-106.

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IMPOVEMENT in therapy of scabies and pediculosis during the last several years has been little heralded. Yet, taking into account the large number of persons disturbed by the mites causing these diseases and the relative incapacitation which results, it is a real advance to effect rapid cure and to eliminate propagating sources of contagion without damaging clothing. Any new product offered to the public as a skin insecticide should equal these achievements and perhaps supersede them. The combined use of several pesticides¹ was evaluated with these yardsticks in mind.

The formula of the combination ("gamergent" ointment) used was as follows:

HEXACHLOROHEXAHYDROBENZENE

The hexachlorocyclohexanes were first synthesized in 1825 by Michael Faraday, who combined benzene with chlorine in the presence of sunlight. Slade² states that it was Van der Linden who demonstrated the existence of four isomers of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6-hexachlorocyclohexane. According to Wooldridge,³ . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
CHICAGO; SOUTH BEND, IND.

From the Departments of Dermatology, University of Illinois College of Medicine and Cook County Hospital, Chicago.

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