A treatise on cutaneous medicine and diseases of the skin / by H.S. Purdon.

  • Purdon, Henry Samuel.
Date:
1875
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A treatise on cutaneous medicine and diseases of the skin / by H.S. Purdon. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CHAPTER V. PAGE. Seborrhcea.—Symptoms — Pityriasis Capitis—Appearance of the Scalp—Defluvium Capillorum—Views of Pincus— Soaps—Treatment—Hair in its Medico-Legal Aspects .. 78 CHAPTER VI. Disease of the Nails.—Onychia—Common in Belfast— Unknown in Leeds and Dundee—In-growing Toe-Nail— Nitrate of Lead—Onychia Parasitica—Atrophy and Hyper- trophy of Nails—Vanzetti and Ozanam's views—Dr. Fagge on affections of the Nails .. .. .. .. ... 86 CHAPTER VII. Ecthyma.—Cohnheim's observations—Acohol—Dr. Beale on Germinal matter—Action of Quinine—Button Scurvy . g2 CHAPTER VIII. Herpes.—Formation of a Vesicle—Neuralgia of Herpes— Sympathetic System the Seat of Disease—Tic-Douloureux— Caffeine in Neuralgia—Views of Barensprung—Varieties of Herpes—Nerves implicated—Views of Heberden, Hebra, Parrot, Damon, and Hutchinson—Postmortem appearances found in roots of Nerves—Fayrer's case of Impetigo— Gerhardt's case of Herpes—Hybord's cases of affection of the Eye—Varieties of Zoster—Herpes and Stricture—H. Bullosus—Herpes of Tongue—Treatment by Ergot— Bromide of Potassium—Morphia and Chloral—Iron—Local Treatment—Collodion—Hydrite of Amyl, &c. .. .. 6S CHAPTER IX. Pemphigus.—Elementary Lesion—Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis in Dublin, 1S66-67—Experiments on Division of Svmpathetic Nerves—Dr. Russell's Case—Pemphigus in Barge and Lighter Men—Alcoholism—Formation of a Bitter—Scabies —Neligan's Division of Pemphigus—Ricorii on Syphilitic Pemphigus — Gastralgyia a Cause—P. Foliaceous and Grangraenosus Treatment .. •• •• •■• ■•• 121 CHAPTER X. Urticaria —Pathology—Purpura Urticans—Symptoms—Inter- mittent Urticaria—Action of Quinine—Varieties of the Diseases—Treatment— Colchicum—Oil of Yellow Sandal Wood—Ballynahinch Spa