. A manual of electro-static modes of application, therapeutics, radiography, and radiotherapy . a valuable measure in thetreatment of all cases. The violet and ultra-violet rays will succeed in these cases,but require powerful currents or prolonged periods of ex-posure, and are, therefore, more expensive than the X-rayand brush-discharge. They are indispensable, however, insaving indurated areas of the affection on marginal surfaces,as the eyelid, lip, or lobe of the ear, when, if the X-ray were 2y. STATIC ELECTRICITY. employed, the part would break down and be sacrificed. Theviolet light wil
. A manual of electro-static modes of application, therapeutics, radiography, and radiotherapy . a valuable measure in thetreatment of all cases. The violet and ultra-violet rays will succeed in these cases,but require powerful currents or prolonged periods of ex-posure, and are, therefore, more expensive than the X-rayand brush-discharge. They are indispensable, however, insaving indurated areas of the affection on marginal surfaces,as the eyelid, lip, or lobe of the ear, when, if the X-ray were 2y. STATIC ELECTRICITY. employed, the part would break down and be sacrificed. Theviolet light will undoubtedly cure most cases of lupus vul-garis without the assistance of other means, but has the dis-advantage of being a slow, tedious, and expensive process. Itis best, then, when possible, to employ the X-ray in connec-tion with the brush-discharge, except in cases associated withmarginal indurated areas. The brush-discharge in these cases in the writers experi-ence fails to successfully cope with the condition of deep in-duration. The X-ray when employed in the treatment of lupus vul-. Fg- :3-—Lupus Vulgaris. garis should be used on alternate days with exposures of fromten to fifteen minutes, usually employing a low-vacuum tube;that is, a tube with which the fingers cast a dark shadow uponthe fluoroscope. The tube should be placed at a distance of THE X-RAY IN AFFECTIONS OF THE SKIN. 73 six to eight inches from the ulcerated surface. The surfaceshould be screened close to the margin of the affection and ex-posures made until the affected surface shows a distinct break-ing down, when the X-ray should be discontinued and thebrush-discharge employed daily until the effects of the previ-ous employment of the X-ray shall have subsided. The brush-discharge should be vigorously applied, mov-ing it constantly about over the affected surface until the
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