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Amy Kwilinski <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 19 Mar 2000 09:43:40 -0500
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Traditionally it had other antifungal uses.  Once I even checked out a
children's book which told about using GV to paint a mother cow's bottom

area after she delivered!  It was used for other purposes by MDs
regularly, though now it is not taught at all in Medical school for
treating thrush (according to a friend who recently finished at a
top-ranking program.)  This may vary.

But, I found this on Medline:
Dermatology 1999;199(3):231-6

Effect of gentian violet, corticosteroid and tar preparations in
Staphylococcus-aureus-colonized atopic eczema.

It reduced the Staph and was said to demonstrate high antibacterial
efficacy."

Hmmmm...how does this apply for the latest journal club article?

and this:

Am Fam Physician 1996 Oct;54(5):1687-92

Topical antifungal agents: an update.

Diehl KB

Medical Center of Delaware, Wilmington, USA.

So many topical antifungal agents have been introduced that it has
become very difficult to select the proper agent for a given infection.
Nonspecific agents have been available for many years, and they are
still effective in many situations. These agents include Whitfield's
ointment,
Castellani paint, gentian violet, potassium permanganate, undecylenic
acid and selenium sulfide. Specific antifungal agents include, among
others,
the polyenes (nystatin, amphotericin B), the imidazoles (metronidazole,
clotrimazole) and the allylamines (terbinafine, naftifine). Although the

choice of an antifungal agent should be based on an accurate diagnosis,
many clinicians believe that topical miconazole is a relatively
effective
agent for the treatment of most mycotic infections. Terbinafine and
other newer drugs have primary fungicidal effects. Compared with older
antifungal agents, these newer drugs can be used in lower concentrations

and shorter therapeutic courses. Studies are needed to evaluate the
clinical efficacies and cost advantages of both newer and traditional
agents.

BTW, I had trouble sending this, although I have sent in the past...I
think it might be because I can receive with either.com or .net after my
Email address...the server said I was not subscribed although I have
been receiving posts all along!

Amy Kwilinski
LLL Leader, Fort Wayne, IN

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