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Registration of the causes of death; Circulars to medical practitioners, and to registrars. A statistical nosology, for the use of those who return ... will. IV., c. 86 Circular to coroners, and a
Registration of the causes of death Circulars to medical practitioners and to registrars A statistical nosology for the use of those who return will IV c 86 Circular to coroners and a Author:Anonymous This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1845 edition. Excerpt: ...and varieties of all the subjoined cutaneous diseases are distinguished, but it is unnecessary to enter here into further detail,... more » as they are rarely fatal. 113 Roseola. Rash; rose rash. 114 Urticaria. Nettle rash. 115 Eczema. Humid tetter; funning scald; crusta lactea. Ex.--Eczema of scalp, 10 months; meningitis, 8 days. Names to be useil. 116 Herpes. Tetter; shingles. Ex.--Herpes, 10 days; convulsions, 1 hour. Pompholyx; febris bullosa. purpura hamorrhagica, 3 days. Ulcus atonicum. Phlyzacia agra; scabies fera, Crusted tetter; cowrap. 11T Pemphigus. Ex.--Pemphigus, 10 daysa, 118 Ropia. 119 Ecthyma. 120 Impetigo. Ex.--Impetigo, 4 months, a child aged 8 months. 121 Acne. Varus; copper nose. 122 Mentagra. Sychosis; chinwelk. 123 Lichen. Papulae; red gum; prickly heat. 124 Prurigo. Pruritus. 125 Psoriasis. Lepra vulgaris; dry scale; scaly tetter; scaly leprosy. Dandriff. Fish-skin disease; an excessive production of epidermis. Lepra tuberculosa. 126 Pytiriasis. 127 Ichthyosis. 128 Greek Elephantiasis. The leprosy described by Moses. The disease is generally acquired in hot climates, and often becomes hereditary. The locality in which the disease began may be mentioned, tiasis arabica. 129 Lupus. The " Barbadoes leg" has been called elephan Herpes exedens; noli me tangere. Cancer lupus. 130 Molluscum. One variety is contagious. 131 Yaws. Frambcesia; sibbens. Pellagra, radesyge, Aleppo evil, are endemic diseases in other countries; but it is not improbable that careful observation may detect sporadic cases in this country. Several kinds of copper-coloured eruptions belong to secondary syphilis. Rubeola, scarlatina, erythema, erysipelas, variola, varicella, miliaria, porrigo, scabies, characterized by eruptions on the skin, will be found in...« less