X-Nico

unusual facts about ringworm



Antifungal

Antifungal medication, a medication used to treat fungal infections such as athlete's foot, ringworm, candidiasis, etc.

Candle tree

Senna alata of the family Fabaceae (Candelabra Bush, Empress Candle Plant, Candlestick Tree, Ringworm Tree)

Horatio George Adamson

While working at the Downs Ringworm School of the Metropolitan Asylums Board in Sutton, Adamson developed an interest in mycology and modified Robert Kienböck's technique for X-ray epilation for scalp ringworm.

Ringworm affair

An estimated 200,000 children worldwide received X-ray treatment for tinea capitis in accordance with the standard Adamson-Kienbock procedure between 1910 and 1959, until griseofulvin, the first effective antifungal agent for ringworm, was introduced.


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