. Diseases of the rectum and anus: designed for students and practitioners of medicine. saroused. They cause slight discomfort during defecation,moderate sphincterismus, and a thin discharge which excitespruritus. When kept clean they heal, but when let alone theysometimes develop a mucous patch. Treatment.—The excision method which was in vogue fora time is seldom resorted to at the present day, for the reasonthat the disease is considered constitutional from the momentthe virus enters the body. Chancres require mild treatment:cleanliness and a simple dusting-powder, such as calomel, bis-muth
. Diseases of the rectum and anus: designed for students and practitioners of medicine. saroused. They cause slight discomfort during defecation,moderate sphincterismus, and a thin discharge which excitespruritus. When kept clean they heal, but when let alone theysometimes develop a mucous patch. Treatment.—The excision method which was in vogue fora time is seldom resorted to at the present day, for the reasonthat the disease is considered constitutional from the momentthe virus enters the body. Chancres require mild treatment:cleanliness and a simple dusting-powder, such as calomel, bis-muth, or iodoform. They never should be cauterized exceptwhen they become phagedenic, and constitutional remediesare not indicated until the eruptive stage. Secondary Syphilis. — Persons suffering from syphilitic in-fection in the ano-rectal region develop the same manifesta-tions of the skin and mucous membrane as occur when thedisease is contracted in the usual way. The following table,arranged by Sturgis. gives the eruption stages, when they maybe expected, and their duration:—.
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