Hospital facts and observations : illustrative of the efficacy of the new remedies, strychnia, brucia, acetate of morphia, veratria, iodine, &c. in several morbid conditions of the system : with a comparative view of the treatment of chorea, and some cases of diabetes : a report on the efficacy of sulphureous fumigations in diseases of the skin, chronic rheumatism, &c. / by James Lomax Bardsley.

  • Bardsley, James Lomax, 1801-1876.
Date:
1830
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Credit: Hospital facts and observations : illustrative of the efficacy of the new remedies, strychnia, brucia, acetate of morphia, veratria, iodine, &c. in several morbid conditions of the system : with a comparative view of the treatment of chorea, and some cases of diabetes : a report on the efficacy of sulphureous fumigations in diseases of the skin, chronic rheumatism, &c. / by James Lomax Bardsley. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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    trial of the above simple method of treatment. In the Porrigo furfurans, little is required except keeping the scalp closely shaven, vi^ashing it several times daily v^ith soft soap and water, and exhibiting- occasional doses of calomel v^^ith sugar. The Por- rigo lupinosa (Teigne granulee of Alibert) may be treated in a similar manner. I have employed with advantage in the scalled head Mr. Plumbe's plan of removing the scabs and hairs by the application of the concentrated sulphuric acid to the scalp by means of a feather. In the Porrigo scutulata, or ringworm of the scalp, I know of nothing so useful as frequent shav- ing and ablution of the scalp with mild soap and water. I have cured many severe cases of this disease by these means only. If the hair be allowed to grow again after the first or second time of shav- ing, it is in vain that we attempt to remove the disease, either by ablution or the application of sti- mulating ointments. Dr. Bateman seems to think, that when the patches are inflamed, even the operation of shaving produces a temporary increase of irrita- tion ; but I have always found this temporary increase of irritation much less injurious than that occasioned by the hair itself. I direct shaving of the scalp twice or thrice weekly, until the disease be completely removed. Many cases on my books confirm the efficacy of this simple mode of treat- ment. In this, as in the other forms of porrigo^ the bowels demand particular care. Alterative doses of mercury and mild aperients are useful, not merely