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commonly classified as an
escharotic—a
topical paste which destroys skin
tissue and
leaves behind a scar
called an eschar.
Escharotics were
widely used to treat...
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include liquid nitrogen,
solid carbon dioxide, and its
solution in
ether Escharotics have long been used in medicine. In
conventional modern practice some...
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Corrosive Cancer Salves (
Escharotics),
Stephen Barrett, M.D. McDaniel, S.; Goldman, GD (2002). "Consequences of
Using Escharotic Agents as
Primary Treatment...
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radiation produced cutaneous burns.
Influenced by
electrotherapy and
escharotics—the
medical application of
caustic substances—doctors
began using radiation...
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preservative for wood; coal-tar
creosote was also
formerly used as an
escharotic, to burn
malignant skin tissue, and in dentistry, to
prevent necrosis...
- applied,
called an eschar. For this reason,
sanguinarine is
termed an
escharotic. It is said to be 2.5
times more
toxic than dihydrosanguinarine. Native...
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ointment or
drawing salve,
should not be
confused with
black salve, an
escharotic (corrosive)
paste intended to
destroy skin tissue. In contrast, ichthammol...
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Corrosive Cancer Salves (
Escharotics),
Stephen Barrett, M.D.
McDaniel S,
Goldman GD (December 2002). "Consequences of
Using Escharotic Agents as
Primary Treatment...
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innovations in procedure,
doing much to
abolish the
extensive use of
escharotics and the
cautery that was
prevalent when he
began his career. In 1756...
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requires repeat surgery. Originally, Mohs used a
chemical paste (an
escharotic agent) to
cauterize and kill the tissue. It was made of zinc chloride...
