. Before the doctor comes : a ready reference book, giving the symptoms of common diseases, and indicating proper emergency treatment in case of sudden illness or accident pending the physician's arrival . ymptoms of fever arepresent. A patch of red appears on the nose,cheeks, eye or nostril and spreads over the takes on a shining, crimson or violet-hued tingeand has sharply denned edges. There may be more or less pain, burning or itch-ing and a feeling of tightness present. When itoccurs on the face, the features become more orless distorted. The eruption subsides after four or six da
. Before the doctor comes : a ready reference book, giving the symptoms of common diseases, and indicating proper emergency treatment in case of sudden illness or accident pending the physician's arrival . ymptoms of fever arepresent. A patch of red appears on the nose,cheeks, eye or nostril and spreads over the takes on a shining, crimson or violet-hued tingeand has sharply denned edges. There may be more or less pain, burning or itch-ing and a feeling of tightness present. When itoccurs on the face, the features become more orless distorted. The eruption subsides after four or six days,followed by a moderate peeling of the skin, andthe fever abates gradually. Eelapses are not uncommon, but are not sosevere as the original attack. Old people, new-born children and alcoholicsubjects are apt to suffer severely and even to diefrom erysipelas. Cancer of the skin, chronic skin diseases and oldulcers sometimes follow attacks of erysipelas. Treatment.—As a rule, erysipelas will run itscourse and disappear without treatment. Isolatethe patient in a room with good ventilation andsunlight. Dressings and other objects coming incontact with the patient must be burned or dis-infected. 264.
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