A treatise on the cutaneous diseases incidental to childhood: comprehending their origin, nature, treatment, and prevention / By Walter C. Dendy.

  • Dendy, Walter Cooper, 1794-1871.
Date:
1827
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Credit: A treatise on the cutaneous diseases incidental to childhood: comprehending their origin, nature, treatment, and prevention / By Walter C. Dendy. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    the liq. calcis cum. hyd. submur. or a weak so- lution of arg. nitrat. should be employed. If the granulations are exuberant, the arg. nitras. may be applied in substance, or adhesive plaster strapped on the sore, surrounding the limb, if on the extremities. It will be well to leave the portion of strapping immediately over the wound free from the plaster itself. On the glassy sore, with deficient vascularity, the sulphate of zinc in water may be applied. If the healing process be still languid, with morbid granulations, bleeding on slight pres- sure, the best plan is to paint the edges with liq. plumb. subac. and then to form an artifi- cial crust with chalk, flour, or any absorbent powder. Notwithstanding all our care, contractions will occur, and often some time subsequent to cicatrization, the consequence of the trans- mission of less blood to the part after the healing process is complete. The plan adopted by Mr. Earle should here be resorted to, of dissecting off the cuticle, and applying splints or compression until it be again formed. 7 2