. Treatment of the diseases of children. reatment suggested on page 424. Several years agoDr. George T. Elliot, of New York,, called my attention to the factthat these cases were of seborrheic origin, and that a change fromthe ordinary treatment to that ordinarily used for seborrheic ec-zema would prove his contention. In the cases in question, andin those that I have seen since, the point made by him has beenconfirmed by the treatment. Cases of seborrhea intertrigo aregenerally associated with seborrhea elsewhere, usually of the head,and show erythema, a tendency to dryness of the skin, and d
. Treatment of the diseases of children. reatment suggested on page 424. Several years agoDr. George T. Elliot, of New York,, called my attention to the factthat these cases were of seborrheic origin, and that a change fromthe ordinary treatment to that ordinarily used for seborrheic ec-zema would prove his contention. In the cases in question, andin those that I have seen since, the point made by him has beenconfirmed by the treatment. Cases of seborrhea intertrigo aregenerally associated with seborrhea elsewhere, usually of the head,and show erythema, a tendency to dryness of the skin, and des-quamation. The treatment in this form of intertrigo consists in cleanlinessand diet, as mentioned under Intertrigo, page 424. In addition to theusual means, from to 1 percent of resorcin should be added tothe ungt. zinci oxidi which is used as a dressing. Seborrheic eczemais not as difficult of management as the other forms of eczema inchildren, but there is a great tendency for it to return, particularlyin cases of low Fig. 46.—The Herty Mask in Position. The Mask.—In facial eczema the itching is often most order to effect a cure, scratching and rubbing the parts on any 428 DISEASES OF THE SKIN object with which the child ma} come in contact must be Herty mask1 (Fig. 46) answers this purpose admirably. Theointment or lotion is placed on clean linen, which rests on the involvedparts. Over this is placed the mask. In Fig. 47 is represented a
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