Identifier: healthknowledget02cori (find matches)
Title: Health knowledge : a thorough and concise knowledge of the prevention, causes, and treatments of disease, simplified for home use
Year: 1920 (1920s)
Authors: Corish, J. L
Subjects: Medicine, Popular
Publisher: New York : Domestic Health Society
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and the cavity compelled to closecompletely from the bottom by stuffing the opening leading tothe exterior, so as to prevent it from closing too quickly. How-ever, this should be done only by the skilled surgeon. ECZEMA—TETTER Definition.—Eczema is a disease of the skin which is not conta-gious but is inflammatory, and may be either acute or chronic. Causes.—It occurs chiefly in children and old folks. It maybe due to disturbances of the digestive organs or gastro-intestinaltract, to blood conditions, to external irritants such as cold, heat,or the ivj^-plant, and to the use of hard soaps and impure soaps.Factory workers employed in dye or color-making places arealso very susceptible to this disease. Varieties.—There are many different kinds, of which the fol-lowing are the most common: Eczema Ruhrum.—Raw, dark red surface is moist and coveredwith yellowish-red crusts, with severe itching; may be on faceor extremities. Eczema Erythematosum.—Exhibits many irregular patches
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From Kingsbury Dermachromes. by permission of Rebman Co., X. Y. ECZEMA ECZEMA — TETTEH 835 wliicli are swollen and red, with itching and burning; generallyis found on the face. Eczema Pustulosum.—Characterized by a collection of minutepustules, while itching is either not present or is not severe. Thepustules break and form a thick, yellowish crust. It occursmostly on the face and scalp of the poorly nourished. In general, the forms of eczema exhibit a condition of pustuleswhich burst and dry up, forming scales and crusts due to the in-filtration in them; itching and burning is, as a rule, more or lesspresent. Careful attention must be paid in diagnosing cases ofeczema in preference to acne, sycosis, scabies, the eruption aris-ing from syphilis, and the many other diseases which appear onthe skin surfaces. Treatment.—The cause must be ascertained and removed; asa rule, the personal health and hygiene need looking after. At-tention must be paid to the kidneys, usually by copious

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