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Title: Photographic atlas of the diseases of the skin; a series of ninety-six plates, comprising nearly two hundred illustrations, with descriptive text, and a treatise on cutaneous therapeutics
Year: 1905 (1900s)
Authors: Fox, George Henry, 1846-1937
Subjects: Dermatology
Publisher: Philadelphia Lippincott
Contributing Library: Gerstein - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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bromide in a cough mixture, andwhen the eruption appeared, larger doses had been given to lessenits irritability. The lesions of the bromide eruption are spongy andinflammatory in character, often soaked with pus, and ought not tobe confounded with the firmer nodules caused by syphilis. Theymay occur upon the face and neck or other portions of the body,but in my experience are most common upon the lower extremities.They are usually flattened or condylomatous and prone to appear ingroups. Frequently the eruption appears after minute doses of anybromide and often persists after the discontinuance of the drug.The application of a carbolic lotion in gradually increasing strengthis one of the best applications. The fourth illustration shows a general eruption of a papularcharacter, caused by the administration of copaiba. It resembles amultiform erythema, as is usually the case. The lesions speedilydisappear after the discontinuance of the drug, and usually with nodesquamation. PLATE XIV.
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Copyright, 1905, by G. H. Fox. DERMATITIS MEDICAMENTOSA 1, 2 & 3. BROMIDE ERUPTION 4. COPAIBA ERUPTION PLATE XV.DERMATITIS VENENATA A/ DERMATITIS VENENATA Dermatitis from the local use of chrysarobin in the treatmentof psoriasis, chronic eczema and other skin diseases is an incidentaleffeft which is as unavoidable as it is undesirable. When used in theform of an ointment and well rubbed into infiltrated patches it seemsalmost impossible to prevent the surrounding skin from becominginflamed if the best results of this most valuable remedy are attained.A diffused redness is first noted and this often spreads to parts beyondthe area to which the ointment has been applied. Jn certain casesan unexpeded and painful congestion of the skin is occasioned withsevere itching, swelling of the glands, slight fever and loss of sleep.When the application of the drug is discontinued the bright scarlethue of the inflamed skin gradually changes to an Indian red tint,in a few days more or less desqu

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