. Practical electricity in medicine and surgery. CO. DISEASES OF THE SKIN. 373 the growth is malignant, when a portion of the normal tissueshould also be destroyed to prevent recurrence. Lupus and Lupus Erythematosus. — Hardaway, who haspointed out so many directions in which the electrolytic methodhas proven useful in dermatology, was the first to try its effectin lupus erythematosus, making multiple punctures in themorbid tissue. The success was excellent. Like success wasobtained in lupus vulgaris. Gartner has employed electrolysissuccessfully in lupus. He uses a flat metal electrode to pro
. Practical electricity in medicine and surgery. CO. DISEASES OF THE SKIN. 373 the growth is malignant, when a portion of the normal tissueshould also be destroyed to prevent recurrence. Lupus and Lupus Erythematosus. — Hardaway, who haspointed out so many directions in which the electrolytic methodhas proven useful in dermatology, was the first to try its effectin lupus erythematosus, making multiple punctures in themorbid tissue. The success was excellent. Like success wasobtained in lupus vulgaris. Gartner has employed electrolysissuccessfully in lupus. He uses a flat metal electrode to producea superficial slough. This is repeated until the neoplasm isentirely destroyed. Punctiform galvano-causty with the wire point is also usedsuccessfully in lupus. Elephantiasis Arabum.—Beard and Rockwell give the his-tory of a case of elephantiasis arabum in which great improve-ment followed the use of the constant current. Since 1877,Professor Silva Araujo, of Rio de Janeiro, has treated upward offour hundred cases with this agent. He studie
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