Treatment of Vascular Nævi with Injection of 2% Sodium Morrhuate Froth.

Injection treatment for varicose veins by means of various sclerosing solutions, quinine urethane, sodium salicylate, sodium morrhuate, etc., is now established therapeutically, and the same solutions may be used to set up a chemical or aseptic inflammation resulting in thrombosis and sclerosis in veins and other structures elsewhere. The main drawback to the use of these solutions in vascular naevi is that when used in the ordinary way, in the same strengths as advocated for treating varicose veins, there is a definite risk of ulceratioin and sloughing with the formation of an unsightly scar.