An American text-book of genito-urinary diseases, syphilis and diseases of the skin . ving rise here to a re-bellious blepharitis—and eyebrows that it isencountered next in frequency to the pubis. Its nits are similar to those ofthe pediculus capitis, and are fastened to the hairs in a like manner. Symptoms.—Itching is complained of, which leads to an examinationof the patient and to the discovery of the parasite and its nits. Prurigo andeczema are concomitants at times. Another sign, which when present mustbe regarded as pathognomonic, is the macula ccerulea, peliosa typhosum, ex-anthema ccer
An American text-book of genito-urinary diseases, syphilis and diseases of the skin . ving rise here to a re-bellious blepharitis—and eyebrows that it isencountered next in frequency to the pubis. Its nits are similar to those ofthe pediculus capitis, and are fastened to the hairs in a like manner. Symptoms.—Itching is complained of, which leads to an examinationof the patient and to the discovery of the parasite and its nits. Prurigo andeczema are concomitants at times. Another sign, which when present mustbe regarded as pathognomonic, is the macula ccerulea, peliosa typhosum, ex-anthema cceruleum, tache bleue or tache ombree. These maculae may be described as grayish or bluish spots of about thesize of a dime, neither raised nor depi-essed, but on a level with the surround-ing skin. They have a predilection for the upper and inner part of the armsand inner sides of the thighs, sides of the thorax, chest, and back, seeminglysituated in the line of travel of the parasite from one part to are most common in persons of a delicate skin, who do not scratch. PHTHEIRIA SIS. 1199 much. Falot and Moursou first called attention to their diagnostic import-ance in 1868. But, thanks to Duguet and Mallet, indisputable clinical proofwas furnished in 1882-83. They produced the macula? coerulese by inocula-tions made with a lancet smeared with a paste of the crushed lice and water. Diagnosis.—A careful examination of the pubic region will mostlyalways bring to light the offending parasite or its nits. Treatment.—Blue ointment, the unguentum hydrargyri, is a favoriteremedy with many. It should never be used. It is dirty, causes in manyinstances a severe inflammation of the skin, and its absorption has producedmercurial poisoning. Washing the affected parts with the bichloride-of-mercury lotion, referred to under the Treatment of Phtheiriasis Capitis, orwith tr. staphisagriffi, or with a lotion of carbolic acid, 4 : 100 (gr. xx ad 5j),is^preferable ; and these ar
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