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

  • Robinson, Tom
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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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    are not produced ; such positions as the fore- head, cheeks, nose ; the inner surface of the external ear is a very common situation for them. These spots consist of black headed pimples, some of which may be in several degrees of inflammation ; and if we strip our patients we shall find other and similar spots on the shoulders, over tlie sternum, and verv often on the outer aspects of tlie arms and legs, and commonly on tlie buttocks, hut the grouping is exaggerated on the face and shoulders. They often itch consideralily when tliey first appear; it is this itching which caused Mr. Hutchinson to write a paper on what he called “ Prurigo aestivalis,” or Pru- rigo adolescentum.” The prominent features of tliis condition were a collection of abortive ])ustules, occur- ring by jireference on the face and upjier extremities, and commenciim usually at the age of pulierty. Are not these tendencies exactly what we find in acne ? I should have liked the words Pruiigenous acne lietter. Pe that as it may, we have to recognize a form of acne which does itch a great deal.
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