RT Journal
A1 Miró A
T1 PHenol with hydrogen peroxid for local applications
JF Journal of the American Medical Association
JO Journal of the American Medical Association
YR 1919
FD June 14
VO 72
IS 24
SP 1785
OP 1786
DO 10.1001/jama.1919.02610240073021
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1919.02610240073021
AB To the Editor: 
    —Referring to Dr. Soresi's article (The Journal, May 3, 1919, p. 1288), I should like to call attention to the procedure employed by me for more than eight years.If one applies liquid crystallizable phenol (full strength) with a brush or a swab to the surface of the skin or of a mucous membrane, a whitish spot results, followed shortly by local anesthesia. This method can be used, as suggested by Dr. Soresi, for many operations; it will cure light infections, as from ingrowing toe nails, furuncles, acne, ulcerations, or infection of the hysterovaginal folds. I have suggested crystallizable phenol, since that liquefied by the addition of alcohol or glycerin does not produce such an intense blanching and is less efficient.Now comes my accidental discovery. If after the white spot appears we touch it with undiluted hydrogen peroxid, it will not disappear if the tissues are