On diseases of the skin / by Erasmus Wilson.

  • Wilson, Erasmus, Sir, 1809-1884.
Date:
1851
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Credit: On diseases of the skin / by Erasmus Wilson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    usually belong to the variety autumnalis. The annulate form, if its dimensions were increased, would represent Roseola annulata. ERYTHEMA. ft. Erythema papulatum, (page 173.) The patch was developed on the convexity of the elbow. The case is reported at page 179. h. Eeythema tuberosum, (page 174.) The drawing was made from the leg of a young woman suffering under this disease. Two of the spots are at their height, the others are fading. The case is reported at page 180. i. Erythema nodosum, (page 174.) The case from which this drawing was obtained is reported at page 180. k. Erythema ctrcinnatum, (page 170.) The border of the ring is broad and smooth, and very little raised above the level of the surrounding surface. The area is yellowish, from the subsidence of congestion. l. m. Lichen annulatus solitaeius, (page 256.) The margin is prominent and papular, the area yellow, from subsidence of congestion. Plate 8. effusive inflammation of the derma. Asthenic group. pemphigus, rupia. a. Circular erythematous spots, which precede the formation of the bullae of Pemphigus, (page 185.) b. A bulla of pemphigus filled with a transparent fluid. c. A bulla in which the fluid is whitish and opalescent. d. A partially collapsed bulla, out of which a drop of serum is seen issuing. e. A partially collapsed bulla filled with sanguineous fluid. F. The thin, corrugated, brownish scab, formed by the desiccation of the bulla. g. The appearance left upon the slrin by the removal of the scab. h. The stains left upon the skin some weeks after the fall of the scab. I. A group of the smaller bullae of pemphigus, assuming a circular arrange- ment, (page 188.) RUPIA. k. Erythematous spots on the skin, which precede the formation of the bullae of Eupia, (page 193.) l. Small bulls, distended and collapsed. m. Eupia simplex. A small bulla converted into a scab. n. A larger scab of rupia simplex. It is thick, hard, and corrugated, o. Eupia prominens (page 194.) A well-formed and characteristic scab.