filled into aluminum or plastic tubes or other suitable containers the surprisingly high efficacy of 1 1 dioxo perhydro 1 2 4 thiadiazine in particular taurolidine in treatment of atopical dermatitis atopic eczema is described through the following example a 43 year old woman with the diagnosis of an impetiginous atopical eczema on the hands and feet was admitted in the dermatological station of the hospital histologically there existed no basis for psoriasis puva therapy was terminated due to non compatibility in accordance with anti biogram cefpodoxim was administered over a course of ten days and her condition improved somewhat after a hiatus of 14 days another administration of cefpodoxim was given due to massive impetiginisation the patient was released with a prescription to apply triclosan in a dermatop base cream upon need the pustules were treated with methylrosaniline chloride solution since improvement was recorded as being slow a short term systemic steroid therapy was introduced at first with 100 mg prednisolon at gradual reduction of the dosage at the time of release 50 mg prednisolon were administered however the atopical eczema was not completely gone further treatments included application of dermatop cream polyvidon iodine solution crystal violet solution and nystatin suspension although allergological testing was planned the patient 39 s skin condition at the time did not permit the testing since no improvement could be recorded the hands of the patient.