Lectures on acne, acne rosacea, lichen and prurigo / by Tom Robinson, Physician to St. John's Hospital for Skin Diseases.

  • Robinson, Tom
Date:
1884
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Credit: Lectures on acne, acne rosacea, lichen and prurigo / by Tom Robinson, Physician to St. John's Hospital for Skin Diseases. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    some dyes, especially mao;eiita and other ani- line colours, will cause itcliiim’. ITydrocyanic acid, the halsains, and ])i-ol)- ably the iodides and bromides will cause pruriginous conditions, wliich never assunu* a definite type of skin disease; or atnu)s])beric conditions, such as east wind, tierce sunlight : and special occupations, such as those of glass blowers or smiths, or other employments where the surroundings consist of dust oi' other irri- fating matter, will excite a ])ruriginous con- dition in those who are ])redisj)osed. 1 must trespass on your time for a few moments and drag in what is known as pruritus. AVe a])])ly the woi-d to any condi- tion of itching either ai'ound the anus or the vulva, and we very often trip most uncom- fortably in a])))lying our lotions or our oint- ments without making a complete exami- nation. I am (piite j)re})ared to admit that I have under ol)servation at the pr(‘stmt time scvveral cases of itching around the anus and s])read- ing forward towards the sci'otum, where I can sim])ly discover a glazed and thickeiuMl look about the skin, with all (he elevations and