The Treatment of Scabies in Ferrara (Italy) in the 19th Century

This work represents a continuation of our efforts to highlight the therapeutic approaches used in Ferrara in teating the typical illnesses of the l9th century such as tuberculosis, scrofula, syphilis and cholera. We describe approaches used against scabies, the remedies reported in Campana's and Nigrisoli's Pharmacopoeia ferrarese as well as the other efficacious teafrnents employed in Ferrara in the 19th century. One of the most renowned remedies, Pommade d'Helmeric, is still used today