A practical treatise upon eczema : including its lichenous, impetiginous and pruriginous varieties / by T. M'Call Anderson.

  • Thomas McCall Anderson
Date:
1863
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Credit: A practical treatise upon eczema : including its lichenous, impetiginous and pruriginous varieties / by T. M'Call Anderson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    of the fluid infiltrated into the tissues. This must therefore be borne in mind in the treatment of infiltrated eczematous patches, and will be again referred to. 3. Formation of Crusts.—The crusts, being com- posed of concrete exudation and exfoliated epidermis, mingled frequently with sebaceous matter (especially when the eruption is on the head), and with particles of dirt, are more or less present on the surface of every exuding eczematous patch—their size and appearance depending upon the length of time during which they have existed, the quantity and quality of the exuda- tion, and the habits of the patient as regards cleanli- ness. If the patient be very cleanly, and the exuded matter washed off repeatedly, or removed by means of daily poultices, or if the exudation be very slight, the crusts seen on the affected part at any given time may be very thin, and more like scales than crusts, or they may be wanting altogether. If the opposite hold, and the patient be negligent, the crusts may become very thick and adherent, owing to continual additions to their under surfaces from successive exuda- tions. Not unfrequently cases are met with in which, though the eczema is quite cured, the crusts remain, owing to the negligence of the patient. This, for instance, is a common case:—A poor woman brings for advice her child who has had an eruption on the head for years, and nothing done for it. Lice prob- ably wallow about in all directions, and their nits
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