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the base of the nail and gently inserted under the nail fold with an orange- 

 wood stiek. Chrysarobin in collodion (5 to 10 per cent) may be painted 

 over the paronychial tissues once daily. Boric acid ointment and sodium 

 perborate paste are other useful topical remedies. 



In the bronchopulmonary and pulmonary forms, potassium iodide should 

 be administered in ascending doses over prolonged periods. In some cases 

 there seems to be an advantage in employing ethyl iodide by inhalation. 

 Gentian violet, intravenously, has been advocated by Stovall and Greeley. 



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