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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
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for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: not
inaptly compared to ' chamois-leather.' The most common seat of the
disease is the eyelida, spreading from the inner canthus; but it is
also met with in various parts of the body, and is not even
confined to the cutaneous tissues. The disease has a tendency to
affect the skin symmetrically, and is much more common in adults
than in children; indeed, in the laminated form it is very rare in
children; in the tuberculated variety it is, however, occasionally
met with. The disease is more common in women than in men; and in
about half the cases recorded, it has been associated with
jaundice. The causes of the malady are unknown. . Xanthoma, in both
its forms, consists of fibrous tissue growths infiltrated with fat
globules; there is a deposition of fat in and around the fibrous
tissue cells, rather than a true fatty degeneration. It is this fat
which gives rise to the yellow colour. The patches have no tendency
to become inflamed or to ulcerate. The disease can only be cured by
removing the patch; this, of course, leaves a scar, and the
advisability of such a proceeding will depend on the size and
position of the part affected. DISEASES OF THE NAILS. The Nails are
liable to be attacked by the following diseases: (1) Onychia, or an
inflammation of the nail and its matrix, which is generally of
syphilitic origin. (2) Psoriasis. (3) Eczema, chiefly of the
pustular form. (4) Favus. (5) Tinea tonsurans. Syphilitic Onychia,
is met with in two varieties, one of which is subacute, and is seen
most commonly in children under a year old; it is attended with
pain, red- DISEASES OF THE NAILS. 9 ness, a discharge of pus around
the nail, and more or less, ulceration of the matrix, which is
followed by a temporary loss of the nail. The treatment consists in
the internal admini...
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
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