Anhydrous(without water) preparations are less irritating, allowing higher concentrations of acid to be tolerated. ▪ Higher concentrations of keratolytic increase the probability of increased irritation in the skin. ▪ Molluscum contagiosumis a skin condition caused by thepox virusthat results in ve...
Four days before hospitalisation, she had received a topical preparation, Canthacur PS, which contained cantharidin, salicylic acid and podophyllin [ dosages not stated ], for treating six molluscum contagiosum lesions on her left flank and left medial canthus; the preparation was applied with ...