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tendency to excitement of the cutaneous circulation, much benefit
may be derived from a course of those waters. Alkaline and sulphur
baths will also be of much service in the cure of the disease. And
the cold sponge bath, if used every morning, will tend to keep the
skin in a healthy condition after the eruption has disappeared.
ECZEMA. Eczema is one of the most frequent diseases of the skin,
and in numerous instances most obstinate in its character,
resisting every common form of treatment, sometimes for years. It
has been described by Willan as non-contagious, but there are
instances of its having been communicated from one individual to
another. However, it is a disputed point, and it will require
further observation to decide this question. I am inclined to
believe, from my own observation, that the secretion from the
vesicles ofeczema, if directly applied to the skin of a person of
delicate constitution, would produce the disease. I am inclined to
this belief more particularly as I consider that the disease is, in
most instances, due to the presence of a parasite which might be
readily transplanted; and therefore, although it is looked upon as
non- contagious, the fact is by no means proved. Eczema has been
divided into a number of forms, according to the different parts of
the body on which it appears; but as this is not of any advantage
in respect to the treatment, and would not be consistent with the
scope of this work, 1 shall consider the disease as a whole,
looking upon the subdivision as mere modifications of an accidental
character. In its mildest form eczema consists of an eruption of
minute vessels completely covering the part on which they appear;
the vesicles contain a transparent fluid which after a time becomes
tuvbid. It may be absorbed, but more...
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