Roentgen Treatment of Plantar Warts
| Autor: | John W. Olds, Walter C. Popp |
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| Rok vydání: | 1938 |
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| Zdroj: | Radiology. 31:218-219 |
| ISSN: | 1527-1315 0033-8419 |
| Popis: | THE gratifying results which follow the use of roentgen rays in the treatment of plantar warts have led to general acceptance of this procedure. In addition to the good results, the treatment is painless and, except for an occasional case in which tenderness may occur, incapacitation is not necessary. Andrews pointed to the older methods as unsatisfactory and showed that these lesions, often painful, may be cured easily with roentgen rays. MacKee, in his new work, supports this view and recommends roentgen treatment for the majority of cases. Although roentgen treatment in our hands has been curative in a large number of instances, there remains a group of cases in which the expected cure is not obtained. In 1933, Leddy and Johnson reported 76 cures in a series of 100 consecutive cases in which the end-results could be studied. Most of their patients were residents of Rochester, Minnesota, or the immediate vicinity, and had the benefit of frequent examinations to determine the progress of the lesion. Thus... |
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