. Diseases of infancy and childhood . cribed in the articleon Acute Peritonitis/ Part V. Pemphigus Neon-atorum.^ This condition is seen occasionally in the new-born infant. It consistsof blebs, which contain yellow serum. In size they vary from that of a peato that of a small bean. When these rupture they are replaced by superficialulcers covered with a thin, black crust. Sometimes a violet stain is left,which may last for some time. The duration of each bulla is about one location of the eruption is on the palms of the hands and the soles ofthe feet. It is a streptococcus infection.
. Diseases of infancy and childhood . cribed in the articleon Acute Peritonitis/ Part V. Pemphigus Neon-atorum.^ This condition is seen occasionally in the new-born infant. It consistsof blebs, which contain yellow serum. In size they vary from that of a peato that of a small bean. When these rupture they are replaced by superficialulcers covered with a thin, black crust. Sometimes a violet stain is left,which may last for some time. The duration of each bulla is about one location of the eruption is on the palms of the hands and the soles ofthe feet. It is a streptococcus infection. The cases seen by me have in-variably occurred in poorly nourished children such as we find in athrepsia(marasmus). ^ See article on Chronic Pemphigus. CHAPTER AND CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS. Angetoma. Circumscribed dilatations of the blood-vessels or capillaries are occa-sionally seen in the new-born baby. Spongy tumors consisting of tortuousblood-vessels of a bluish-red color are usually seen. These tumors are filled. Fig. 17.—Infant ten months old. From my childrens service at theGerman Poliklinik. The mass of bluish, tortuous vessels interfered withthe eyesight. Bleeding was very easily provoked. Surgical treatment wasthe only means of eradicating this mass. (Original.) with blood and grow very rapidly. In a case seen by me (see Fig. IT) tliemass was adherent to the forehead and completely obliterated the sight ofthe left eye. This condition is one that can easily be romodiod by promptsurgical treatment. Some cases will, if neglected, ultimately result insarcomatous degeneration. Treatment.—Injections into the mass of a 5 per cent, nitrate of silversolution, or destroying the mass with a galvanocautery, chromic acid, or (57) 58 ABNORMALITIES AND CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS. nitric acid, .are most generally nsed. A good plan is to apply first purecarbolic acid, after which the fuming nitric acid should be used. Thislatter method is painless and effective. , H
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