01042nas a2200265   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001500059653001600074653002000090653001100110653001700121653001200138653001000150653001000160100001600170700001700186700001700203245004500220300001100265490000700276050003200283520044700315022001400762       1990                            d  c1990 Oct-Dec10aBalneology10aCallosities10aFoot Dermatoses10aHumans10aHydrotherapy10aleprosy10aSoaps10awater1 aPremkumar R1 aPannikar V K1 aFritschi E P00aFoot soaks for callosities and fissures.  a478-820 v62  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>A study to assess the effect of soap soaks and plain water soaks on the dry anaesthetic sole of 15 leprosy patients bearing multiple fissures and callouses is reported. A callous scraper devised by us was found effective. It is recommended that a hypotonic keratolytic solution such as toilet soap or plain water be used for soaking which has the effect of softening the keratin. It may be better to use soap solution for this purpose.</p>  a0254-9395