The ship captain's medical guide / compiled by Harry Leach ; revised and enlarged by William Spooner.
- Leach, Harry.
- Date:
- 1901
Licence: In copyright
Credit: The ship captain's medical guide / compiled by Harry Leach ; revised and enlarged by William Spooner. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![np:ttle i{A8ti—riacKLY heat—eczema ]*27 NKTTLK RASH (URTICARIA). 'I'his is an eruption of little wheals, resembling those caused by the sting of a netth', and is at- tended by intense itching and a burning tingling sensation. It is due to some derangement of the stomach, caused Iw unwholesome food, particularly shell-fish, and may last from a few hours to a few (lavs. 'I'rcitbneitt.—Give an eimdic of 20 grains of Ipecacuanha followed ])y a few doses of the Stomachic mixture (Recipe Xo. b) every four hours. Also bathe the parts with the Soothing lotion (Recipe No. 15). IRITCKIA' HEAT (A FORM OF LICHEN). Consists of minute red pimples, either distinct or arranged in clusters, and is accompanied by severe itching. It is caused by sudden change from a cold to a hot temperature, and soon subsides. Treatment.—Dust the parts with flour or pow- dered starch, and relieve the itching by applying the Carbolic-acid lotion (Recipe No. lb). ECZEMA. This is a very common skin disease, and is characterised by a portion of the skin becoming I'ed and inflamed, and covered with very minufe vesich‘s K](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28992349_0149.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
