. Diseases of children. The eruption of varicella on the fourth day (Hecker, Trumpp, and Abt). CONTAGIOUS DISEASES 337 Itching may be relieved by frequent sponging and soak-ing the crusts with oil. The childs hands should be cov-ered with mittens, preferably wet with normal salt children should not be permitted to scratch themselves;cuffs may be necessary (see page 467). The eyes shouldbe frequently syringed, and the nose and throat sprayed. To prevent marked pitting: (i) The vesicles should bebroken up with a fine sterile needle. (2) The base ofthe vesicles, after they are broken
. Diseases of children. The eruption of varicella on the fourth day (Hecker, Trumpp, and Abt). CONTAGIOUS DISEASES 337 Itching may be relieved by frequent sponging and soak-ing the crusts with oil. The childs hands should be cov-ered with mittens, preferably wet with normal salt children should not be permitted to scratch themselves;cuffs may be necessary (see page 467). The eyes shouldbe frequently syringed, and the nose and throat sprayed. To prevent marked pitting: (i) The vesicles should bebroken up with a fine sterile needle. (2) The base ofthe vesicles, after they are broken, should be cauterizedwith a sharp stick of silver nitrate. (3) The papulesshould pe painted with iodin. (4) Light and air shouldbe excluded by covering the exposed skin surface withsweet oil and dusting upon this a powder composed ofequal parts of bismuth subnitrate and prepared chalktwice daily. This forms a mask. VARICELLA OR CHICKEN-POX An acute contagious disease of short duration character-ized by slight fever and
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