An American text-book of the diseases of childrenIncluding special chapters on essential surgical subjects; orthopaedics, diseases of the eye, ear, nose, and throat; diseases of the skin; and on the diet, hygiene, and general management of children . Larva (after Anderson). Male Acarus (after Anderson). not present such multiformity of lesions, is not apt to be so widely dissem-inated, and the individual elements are aggregated or grouped. The findingof the burrow, and more especially of the acarus itself, is proof positive ofscabies (Figs. 6, 7, 8). Prog-nosis.—The prognosis of scabies is alw
An American text-book of the diseases of childrenIncluding special chapters on essential surgical subjects; orthopaedics, diseases of the eye, ear, nose, and throat; diseases of the skin; and on the diet, hygiene, and general management of children . Larva (after Anderson). Male Acarus (after Anderson). not present such multiformity of lesions, is not apt to be so widely dissem-inated, and the individual elements are aggregated or grouped. The findingof the burrow, and more especially of the acarus itself, is proof positive ofscabies (Figs. 6, 7, 8). Prog-nosis.—The prognosis of scabies is always favorable. Treatment.—The disease is readily cured if the treatment be properlycarried out. Before any local application is given the patient should receivea hot bath, with thorough rubbing, using green soap. Probably the mostgenerally successful remedy in the treatment of scabies is sulphur. The fol-lowing ointment should be well rubbed in over all the affected parts of thebody morning and evening for three days; ^. Sulphuris prsecip 3iij-vj. Vaselini §vj. 01. rosge q. s.—M. The same under-clothing and sheets should be used until the treatment iscompleted; then the patient takes a hot bath with soap, puts on fresh under-clothes, a
Size: 1386px × 1802px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, booksubject, booksubjectchildren
