Gynecology . comeobliterated and shrink to the consistency of leather. The process may extendto the anus. There is usually a fairly well-marked line of demarcation betweenthe diseased and healthy skin. The etiology of kraurosis is not always clear. There is no doubt that it isusually the result of a long-continued irritation caused by discharges which, bytheir chemical action, gradually alter the structure of the vulval cutis. Apruritus of the vulva from any cause soon produces a white parchment-like ap-pearance, which, if the irritating cause continues, in time develops into a per-manent chan
Gynecology . comeobliterated and shrink to the consistency of leather. The process may extendto the anus. There is usually a fairly well-marked line of demarcation betweenthe diseased and healthy skin. The etiology of kraurosis is not always clear. There is no doubt that it isusually the result of a long-continued irritation caused by discharges which, bytheir chemical action, gradually alter the structure of the vulval cutis. Apruritus of the vulva from any cause soon produces a white parchment-like ap-pearance, which, if the irritating cause continues, in time develops into a per-manent change. Some, however, regard the pathologic process of kraurosis asan inherent primary disease. This theory has not been proved. GENERAL INFLAMMATORY PROCESSES 191 Kraurosis of the vulva is related to senile atrophy, and reference should bemade to that subject. The symptoms of kraurosis consist chiefly of intolerable itching. Patientswith this disease suffer pitifully and are often driven to acts of V/.jl&rcvv/ej^ ifi
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