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Skin Diseases and Related Disorders Household Remedies for Itching—Chafing and Chapping—Hives, Cold Sores and Pimples—Ringworms, Warts a...

Pulex Irritans. ( Synonym:  Common Flea.) Describe the cutaneous disturbance produced by the pulex irritans. The cutaneous distu...

Cysticercus Cellulosæ. Describe the cutaneous disturbance produced by the cysticercus cellulosæ. The presence of cysticerci in the skin...

Pediculosis ( Synonyms: Phtheiriasis; Lousiness.) Define pediculosis. Pediculosis is a term applied to that condition of local or ge...

Scabies ( Synonym: The Itch.) What is scabies? Scabies, or itch, is a contagious animal-parasitic disease characterized by a multifo...

Blastomycetic Dermatitis. What do you understand by blastomycetic dermatitis? Blastomycetic dermatitis is a rare disease beginning usua...

Actinomycosis. Describe actinomycosis. Actinomycosis of the skin is an affection due to the ray fungus, and characterized by a sluggish...

Dhobie Itch Dhobie itch is a name used in certain tropical countries to designate a somewhat peculiar itching eruption of the genitocrural...

Erythrasma. Erythrasma. Describe erythrasma. Erythrasma is an extremely rare disease, due to the presence and growth in the epidermic ...

Tinea Versicolor ( Synonyms: Pityriasis Versicolor; Chromophytosis.) What is tinea versicolor? Tinea versicolor is a vegetable-paras...

Tinea Imbricata ( Synonym: Tokelau Ringworm.) What is tinea imbricata? A vegetable parasitic disease of moist tropical countries, ch...

Tinea Trichophytina ( Synonym: Ringworm.) What is tinea trichophytina? Tinea trichophytina, or ringworm, is a contagious, vegetable-...

Tinea Favosa ( Synonym: Favus.) What is tinea favosa? Tinea favosa, or favus, is a contagious vegetable-parasitic disease of the ski...