On dermatology and the treatment of skin diseases by means of herbs in place of arsenic and mercury / by Samuel C. Griffith.

  • Griffith, Samuel C. (Samuel Clewin)
Date:
1866
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Credit: On dermatology and the treatment of skin diseases by means of herbs in place of arsenic and mercury / by Samuel C. Griffith. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    it kills if it encircles j happily, however, it never spreads beyond two thirds of the body. H. cir- cinnatus appears in a ring on the face, neck, arms, or shoulders. H. labialis surrounds the mouth. H. preputialis, H. iris, appears on the hands or fingers. Herpes zoster is called in .the country, the shingles. Herpes circinnatus is very often mistaken for ringworm. Herpes iris may be con- founded with baker's itch, and with certain forms of eczema or psoriasis on the hands. Rupia is a form in which the vesicles are broad and flat, and the contents degenerate into dirty thick crusts which become foul ulcers. Infants with weakly constitutions are subject to this affec- tion. Generally speaking, patients who suffer rupia have become depressed in constitution, and require an alterative treatment, with proper stimu- lants and plenty of nourishment. Miliaria is a name given to an eruption which often appears during fevers. The vesicles are the size of millet seeds, and sometimes appear like drops of sweat on the surface. The eruption is symptomatic. Eczema is a well-known eruption, consisting of vesicles of a small size covering various parts