Skin diseases : an inquiry into their parasitic origin, and connection with eye affections : also the fungoid or germ theory of cholera / by Jabez Hogg.

  • Hogg, Jabez, 1817-1899.
Date:
1873
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Credit: Skin diseases : an inquiry into their parasitic origin, and connection with eye affections : also the fungoid or germ theory of cholera / by Jabez Hogg. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    CONTENTS. PAGE. Introductory remarks on the aim of modern medicine; the rise and progress of a Vegetable Parasitic Theory of Disease ... 1—3 Table of skin diseases of a supposed parasitic origin 3 Class of diseases investigated at Mr. Hunt’s Dispensary ... 5 Willan’s classification of skin diseases _ 6 Organisation of the human body; the influence exercised by clothing, bath, &c. on health of 6 —9 Structure of the skin, the hair, nails, &c. and the changes produced by disease 9-19 Hunt's tabular view of the morbific influences originating cuta- neous disease 20 Parasitic diseases; the atmospherical conditions necessary for their production 21, 22 Trapping fungi and other floating atoms, by Lord S. Godolphin Osborne 22 Botanical description of fungi and yeast-plant; Liebig’s inves- tigations on fermentation; the development of bacteria, and conversion of yeast into sugar 23—26 Simplicity of structure of fungi and mildews; ravages occa- sioned by them in the vegetable and animal kingdoms; mode of destruction explained 27—31 Various opinions on the nature of parasitic diseases of the skin 31—34 Description of the several diseases selected for microscopical examination: Porrigo favosa, favus, achorion Schonleinii... 35—40 Fermentation experiments with favus crusts 40—44 Porrigo scutulata: ringworm; description of disease, and treatment; cases examined under the microscope 45—47 Porrigo decalvans : alopecia; microsporon Audouini; descrip- tion of disease, cases examined under microscope 47 —50 Sycosis menti •, mentagra; microsporan mentagrophytes; des- cription of disease, treatment, microscopical examination of crusts ... .. 50—52 Pityriasis versicolor : chloasma ; microsporon furfur; descrip- tion of disease, treatment, microscopical examination of fungus 52,53 Psoriasis: dry-tetter; description of disease, examination of fungus... ... ’ 54 Lepra vulgaris : microscopical examination of fungus 55 Eczema: running-scali; description of disease. Erasmus Wilson on the treatment of. Microscopical examination... 56—58