An introduction to the study of diseases of the skin / by P.H. Pye-Smith.

  • Pye-Smith, Philip Henry, 1840-1914.
Date:
1893
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Credit: An introduction to the study of diseases of the skin / by P.H. Pye-Smith. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Nates—Congenital syphilis, scabies (in children), furunculi, intertrigo. Elbows, extensor side—Psoriasis, xanthelasma tuberosum. flexor side—Eczema, xanthelasma planum. Forearms and back of hand—Erythema iris. Wrist and between fingers and toes—Scabies. Fingers and toes—Pernio. Palms and soles—Syphilis (especially squamosa and bullosa). Axilla and groin—Eczema. Knees, extensor side—Psoriasis. flexor side—Eczema. Legs—Chronic dermatitis, elephantiasis, erythema nodosum. vi. Diseases of the Skin as they specially affect Different Ages. Infancy—Syphilis, nsevi, eczema, intertrigo, strophulus. Childhood—Scarlatina, morbilli, roseola, erythema, ecthyma, molluscum sebaceum, impetigo of face and scalp, ring- worm and favus, pernio. Adolescence—Lupus, acne, erythema nodosum. Early adult life—Enterica, secondary rashes, psoriasis, sycosis, lupus. Old age—Eodent ulcer, epithelial cancer, prurigo pedicularis. Nomenclature.—We must abandon the binominal terminology which once extended to the whole of medicine, as founded upon a misleading analogy between natural organisms like plants and animals, and heterogeneous objects like diseases. Next to false pathology and fruitless attempts at classification, nothing has been more injurious to the rational study of this group of diseases than a cumbrous, pedantic, and often barbarous nomenclature. A good name should have the following characters :—(1) It must consist of a single word. (2) It must be distinctive, and easily recognised both by the eye and the ear. (3) It must be capable of forming an adjective. (4) Less essential points are that it should be short, and, if possible, familiar, of Latin or Greek origin, or capable of easy reproduction in the former tongue, and as classical and euphonious as may be. (5) It should be unmeaning, or at least arbitrary and con-
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