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Title: Essentials of Diseases of the Skin

Author: Henry Weightman Stelwagon

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SAUNDERS' QUESTION-COMPENDS. No. 11.

ESSENTIALS

OF

DISEASES OF THE SKIN

INCLUDING THE

SYPHILODERMATA

ARRANGED IN THE FORM OF

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

PREPARED ESPECIALLY FOR

STUDENTS OF MEDICINE

BY

HENRY W. STELWAGON, M.D., PH.D.

Professor of Dermatology in the Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia; Dermatologist to the Howard and Philadelphia Hospitals, etc.

SEVENTH EDITION, THOROUGHLY REVISED

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PREFACE TO SEVENTH EDITION.


In the present—seventh—edition the subject matter, especially as regards the practical part, has been gone over carefully and the necessary corrections and additions made. Nineteen new illustrations have been added, a few of the old ones being eliminated. It is hoped that the continued demand for this compend means a widening interest in the study of diseases of the skin, sufficiently keen as to lead to the desire for a still greater knowledge.

H.W.S.

















PREFACE TO FIRST EDITION.


Much of the present volume is, in a measure, the outcome of a thorough revision, remodelling and simplification of the various articles contributed by the author to Pepper's System of Medicine, Buck's Reference Handbook of the Medical Sciences, and Keating's Cyclopædia of the Diseases of Children. Moreover, in the endeavor to present the subject as tersely and briefly as compatible with clear understanding, the several standard treatises on diseases of the skin by Tilbury Fox, Duhring, Hyde, Robinson, Anderson, and Crocker, have been freely consulted, that of the last-named author suggesting the pictorial presentation of the “Anatomy of the Skin.” The space allotted to each disease has been based upon relative importance. As to treatment, the best and approved methods only—those which are founded upon the aggregate experience of dermatologists—are referred to.

For general information a statistical table from the Transactions of the American Dermatological Association is appended.

H.W.S.







CONTENTS.


PAGE
Anatomy of the Skin17
The Epidermis18
The Blood-vessels19
The Nervous and Vascular Papillæ20
The Hair and Hair-follicle21
Symptomatology22
Primary Lesions22
Secondary Lesions23
Distribution and Configuration24
Relative Frequency26
Contagiousness27
Rapidity of Cure27
Ointment Bases27
Class I.—Disorders of the Glands28
Hyperidrosis28
Sudamen30
Hydrocystoma31
Anidrosis31
Bromidrosis32
Chromidrosis32
Uridrosis33
Phosphoridrosis33
Seborrhœa (Eczema Seborrhoicum)33
Comedo38
Milium42
Steatoma43
Class II.—Inflammations44
Erythema Simplex44
Erythema Intertrigo45
Erythema Multiforme46
Erythema Nodosum50
Erythema Induratum51
Urticaria52
Urticaria Pigmentosa56
Dermatitis58
Dermatitis Medicamentosa60
X-Ray Dermatitis63
Dermatitis Factitia64
Dermatitis Gangrænosa65
Erysipelas66
Phlegmona Diffusa68
Furunculus68
Carbunculus70
Pustula Maligna72
Post-mortem Pustule73
Frambœsia73
Verruga Peruana73
Equinia74
Miliaria74
Pompholyx76
Herpes Simplex78
Hydroa Vacciniforme80
Epidermolysis Bullosa80
Dermatitis Repens81
Herpes Zoster81
Dermatitis Herpetiformis83
Psoriasis86
Pityriasis Rosea95
Dermatitis Exfoliativa96
Lichen Planus98
Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris99
Lichen Scrofulosus100
Eczema100
Prurigo118
Acne119
Acne Rosacea126
Sycosis130
Dermatitis Papillaris Capillitii135
Impetigo Contagiosa136
Impetigo Herpetiformis138
Ecthyma138
Pemphigus140
Class III.—Hemorrhages144
Purpura144
Scorbutus146
Class IV.—Hypertrophies148
Lentigo148
Chloasma149
Keratosis Pilaris151
Keratosis Follicularis153
Molluscum Epitheliale153
Callositas155
Clavus156
Cornu Cutaneum158
Verruca160
Nævus Pigmentosus162
Ichthyosis165
Onychauxis167
Hypertrichosis168
Œdema Neonatorum170
Sclerema Neonatorum171
Scleroderma172
Elephantiasis174
Dermatolysis176
Class V.—Atrophies177
Albinismus177
Vitiligo178
Canities180
Alopecia181
Alopecia Areata183
Atrophia Pilorum Propria187
Atrophia Unguis188
Atrophia Cutis189
Class VI.—New Growths191
Keloid191
Fibroma192
Neuroma194
Xanthoma195
Myoma196
Angioma196
Telangiectasis197
Lymphangioma198
Rhinoscleroma198
Lupus Erythematosus199
Lupus Vulgaris203
Tuberculosis Cutis209
Ainhum212
Mycetoma212
Perforating Ulcer of the Foot213
Syphilis Cutanea213
Lepra231
Pellagra235
Epithelioma236
Paget's Disease of the Nipple240
Sarcoma241
Granuloma Fungoides242
Class VII.—Neuroses244
Hyperæsthesia244
Dermatalgia244
Anæsthesia244
Pruritus244
Class VIII.—Parasitic Affections247
Tinea Favosa247
Tinea Trichophytina251
Tinea Imbricata261
Tinea Versicolor262
Erythrasma265
Actinomycosis266
Blastomycetic Dermatitis266
Scabies267
Pediculosis271
Pediculosis Capitis272
Pediculosis Corporis274
Pediculosis Pubis275
Cysticercus Cellulosæ276
Filaria Medinensis277
Ixodes277
Leptus277
Œstrus278
Pulex Penetrans278
Cimex Lectularius278
Culex279
Pulex Irritans279
Table showing Relative Frequency of the Various Diseases of the Skin280