. A manual of electro-static modes of application, therapeutics, radiography, and radiotherapy . , 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 wereemployed, 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 th
. A manual of electro-static modes of application, therapeutics, radiography, and radiotherapy . , 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 wereemployed, 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. 2/2 STATIC ELECTRICITY. 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-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 upon. Fg- 3-—Lupus Vulgaris. the fluoroscope. The tube should be placed at a distance ofsix 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 previousemployment of the X-ray shall have subsided. The brush-discharge should be vigorously applied, mov- THE X-RAY IN AFFECTIONS OF THE SKIN. 273 ing it constantly about over the affected surface until thehealth) margin of the normal skin becomes distinctly redfrom the administration. If after two weeks of this treatmentthe surface still shows a marked degree of infection, the rayshould be again employed as before, and followed by the brush-
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