EXHIBIT 23.1


                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

Board of Directors and Shareholders
Isolyser Company, Inc.:

We consent to the  incorporation  by reference in  Registration  Statements Nos.
333-36049,  33-85668,  33-93524,  33-93526,  33-93528, and 333-11407 of Isolyser
Company,  Inc. on Form S-8 of our report dated February 27, 1998 (March 20, 1998
as to the 7th  paragraph of Note 5) appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K
of Isolyser Company, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 1997.




Atlanta, Georgia
March 31, 1998                            Deloitte & Touche LLP


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