Synopsis of lectures on diseases of the skin / by Robert John Garden.
- Garden, Robert John.
- Date:
- 1889
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Synopsis of lectures on diseases of the skin / by Robert John Garden. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![[Sheet 5.] Hypertrophy of the Hair (Syn: Hypertrichosis Trichauxis, Polytrichia Hirsuties). Of this there are three forms :— 1. Where long hair attains an inordinate length in situ- ations where long hairs grow, e.g., beard. 2. Where the small invisible hairs develope more or less into long hairs. This condition is usually con- genital and may be universal (so called hairy men) or partial (seen in hairy mole—Naevus pilosus, and after inflammation, fractured bones, &c.) 3. Abnormal growth of hair in women and children in situations peculiar to men, e.g., the beard. This form is generally acquired, and appears in women during the climacteric period, or in those suffering from menstrual disorders, or uterine disease. It has been observed during pregnancy, but it dis- appears when parturition is over. Treatment—Consists in destroying the hair papilla. Various so called depilatories have been suggested, e.g., Barii Sulphuret: 5iss, Zinc: Ox: 5vi. Carmine gr. i. Misce. Sig: To be mixed with sufficient water to make a paste, applied to the part and washed off in three minutes {Anderson). 9> Arsen: Sulphur, Amyli, aa 5ss, Calcis: Viv: jjss. Misce. Sig: To be mixed with warm water so as to make a paste, applied to the skin, left on for ten minutes and then washed off (Rusma Turcorum). Epilation. Electrolysis. Method of application. Hypertrophy of the Nails. 1. Hypertrophy of the Nail proper {Syn : Onychauxis) is usually seen in the big toe, when the nail](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b20385778_0057.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
