Skin diseases and their remedies / by Robert J. Jordan.

  • Jordan, Henry J.
Date:
1860
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Credit: Skin diseases and their remedies / by Robert J. Jordan. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    hemispheroidal; the areola becomes more ex- tensive, and deepens in colour into a damask red; and the skin generally begins to swell considerably, in consequence of the extension of the inflammation to the subcutaneous cel- lular tissue. This swelling is most marked on the face, dnd, added to that already produced by the eruption, it may close the eyelids, and cause a most hideous alteration in the features. On the eighth day from the appearance of the eruption, the pustules burst, and dry up into scabs—the point of bursting being previously indicated by the appearance of a black dot—or else the pustules shrink, and dry up into scabs without bursting. At the same time, a dis- agreeable and offensive odour is given out, which is quite characteristic of small-pox, and the patient is much distressed by itching—so distressed, that the risk of producing permanent scars is not sufficient to prevent him from scratching. The scabs resulting from the pustules fall off in about three days, and leave the skin covered by purplish stains, which are very slow to disappear, or else marked by permanent depressed scars.