A manual of syphilis and the venereal diseases, . disease. These erup-tions have, however, been so long classed with theexanthemata due exclusively to syphilis that some bold-ness is needed to relegate them strictly to the categoryin which they belong. They have, it is true, the syph-ilitic impress, but their exciting cause is an accidental,and not an essential, factor in the malady. Under the title of the pustular syphilodermata arehere included all fluid-containing lesions of the skin,such as vesicles, pustules, and bullae. Many of theseeruptive phenomena have been given unfortunate titlesin
A manual of syphilis and the venereal diseases, . disease. These erup-tions have, however, been so long classed with theexanthemata due exclusively to syphilis that some bold-ness is needed to relegate them strictly to the categoryin which they belong. They have, it is true, the syph-ilitic impress, but their exciting cause is an accidental,and not an essential, factor in the malady. Under the title of the pustular syphilodermata arehere included all fluid-containing lesions of the skin,such as vesicles, pustules, and bullae. Many of theseeruptive phenomena have been given unfortunate titlesin the text-books, such as varicella-form, eczema-tous, acne-form, etc. These names should all beobliterated from the nomenclature of syphilis; first,because it is unwise to describe one disease in terms ofanother with which it is liable to be confounded; sec-ond, because, to be of practical value in the way ofdescription, a title should have a fixed meaning. Thewords eczema, impetigo, and ecthyma, which Plate 8. <3 Ov w- S ? .) 0 1.
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