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TABLE 2.—Resulis of physical and bacteriological examinations of the skin 
and nose of children of lepers, November, 1921—Continued. 
Examination of skin. Examination of nose, 
No. iain: Age. Bacte- Bacte- Bilge (ewig 
Physical. riologi- Physical. riologi- 
cal. cal. 
Yr. : 
3) AC. 8 | Rounded white + Inner aspect right +. | Macular. 
patches with red ala nasi with ulcer; 
centers on face, superficial ulcer 
anterior portion 
septum, left side; 
corresponding por- 
tion of right side 
slightly swollen 
and with scab. 
#4 EB R=. 7| White anzesthetic o- Small nodule ante- a2 Maculo-anzs- 
patches alloverthe rior portion sep- thetic. 
body; many of the tum, right side; 
spots show reddish thickened right 
centers. Some of ala. 
the spots show 
sweating and 
others do not, 
25 UP 5 | White anesthetic + Nothing abnormal — Do. 
and anhidrotic on right side; ves- 
spot on back. tibuleleftside with 
scales. 
26 PB. 5 | Some doubtful spots + Negative .c25 ce era Infiltration. 
and a slight infil- 
tration of right 
cheek; unsatisfac- 
tory pilocarpine 
test. 
On examining Table 2 one notices that there exist bacterio- 
logically negative erosions and ulcers in nonleprous children; 
that some children, showing suspicious, bacteriologically negative 
lesions in the skin, show erosions, ulcerations, or nodules which 
are invariably bacteriologically negative; that children who 
show skin lesions which are bacteriologically positive are not 
necessarily bacteriologically positive in the nose and that the 
nose in these cases may either show ulcerations (No. 5, A.N.) 
or not (No. 25, F.R., and No. 26, P.B.); that in cases in which 
the bacteriological findings of the nose were positive there were 
definite lesions in the septum; and that, invariably, bacteriolog- 
ically positive lesions were found in the skin in cases which are 
positive bacteriologically in the nose. 
Table 3, which summarizes the types of lesions and bacterio- 
logical findings in the skin and nose of the twenty-four children 
