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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    rub into tlie sebaceous follicles a strong sul- })hur ointment or lotion with a tooth brush sometimes, and, as if to irritate a gland in a high state of indammation, we scrub vigor- ously these spots with a ])iece of flannel and soft soap. Do we wonder that under such a line of treatment our jmtients pass from one consultino’ room to another ? Such vio-orous treatment may open out the orifice of the gland and let out the secretiou, ljut some- times it does more ; it ])enetrates the gland, sets up inflammatory action in its interior and obliterates the gland entirely. With what result ? that an area of skin luhricated hy that gland becomes dry and seal}'. 1 know of one instance of a (gentleman from Devonshire who had simply ohstructed seljaceous follicles on his nose, and he ruhbed in from his own pre- scribing a strong sulphur ointment, whicli set uj) an acute erythema of his nose, ohliterating a great many of the sebaceous follicles, and for a long time he had to suj)j)ly this defici- ency by applying grease. I watched tht* case for twelve months hut he made no ])ro- gress towards improvement. If we think for a moment of the indications
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