. A practical treatise on diseases of the skin, for the use of students and practitioners. theaperture of a follicle beneath. Examined after extraction, it is seento have a relatively large cephalic extremity. It has a short, cylin-drical, and conical haustellum, composed of fused double maxillae; andtwo strong, hooked, five-jointed palpi, which can be rolled up. Thereare also two hatchet-like mandibles. It has a well-rounded or ovalbody mm. long and mm. broad, provided with three pairsof legs. It is found particularly upon the lower limbs, but also upon 1 Loc. cit. PARASITIC AFFEC
. A practical treatise on diseases of the skin, for the use of students and practitioners. theaperture of a follicle beneath. Examined after extraction, it is seento have a relatively large cephalic extremity. It has a short, cylin-drical, and conical haustellum, composed of fused double maxillae; andtwo strong, hooked, five-jointed palpi, which can be rolled up. Thereare also two hatchet-like mandibles. It has a well-rounded or ovalbody mm. long and mm. broad, provided with three pairsof legs. It is found particularly upon the lower limbs, but also upon 1 Loc. cit. PARASITIC AFFECTIONS. 773 the scalp and every other part of the body. According to Duhring,children are especially liable to its encroachments. The disorder isrelieved by the application of balsam of Pern in olive oil, carbolatedoil, spirit of camphor, or other mild stimulant or parasiticide. There are several species of leptus (leptus Americanus, leptus irritans)and other insects living on shrubs and grasses that, especially in themonths of July and August, attack the human skin. Fig. 102. Fig.
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