The British journal of dermatology . hes of a favoid incrustationwhich was readily recognised as wit hop were present. There was alarge area situated in the left parietal region roughly the size of aciown, another patch the size of a florin near the occiput, andnumerous smaller patches were scattered here and there towards thevertex. The hair in the implicated areas was atrophic, brittle, and ofa greyish-brown colour. Elsewhere the hair was black, crisp, andhealthy. According to the patient, he had never suffered fromany disease of the scalp before, and the present lesion developedcoincidently
The British journal of dermatology . hes of a favoid incrustationwhich was readily recognised as wit hop were present. There was alarge area situated in the left parietal region roughly the size of aciown, another patch the size of a florin near the occiput, andnumerous smaller patches were scattered here and there towards thevertex. The hair in the implicated areas was atrophic, brittle, and ofa greyish-brown colour. Elsewhere the hair was black, crisp, andhealthy. According to the patient, he had never suffered fromany disease of the scalp before, and the present lesion developedcoincidently with the generalised eruption. The serum Wassermannreaction gave a positive reading, and active antiluetic treatmentwas instituted. Before further investigation could be pursued,however, the Basuto tired of the restraint of hospital routineand departed in the night. There seems no doubt that thiscase illustrates the occurrence of wit kup as a secondary mani-festation due to or accompanying acquired syphilis in an adultnative. ^, It. ^ » 4 X> p:* o :. ^^ * i >^ L^ z y ,,J^,; 7 ^ • oo / r^ a; Q. :* ^ ct s _l •-, *. tf} < .•?•^, .1Pig» - d1 o ...,-?<? ci UJ fl 1^ _J< o UJQ.(0 < z |fe^ 2p o UJ _lo < Br^ ^^^^^^^^^l o Ui ^ O & UJ 1-< JHA oc y o a 3_l_l ^^iS^^m 1^13 O ^WsB^m HO 1- -^
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Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1880, booksubjectsyphilis, bookyear188
