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tion, but is not so protracted as favus. Recovery takes place of 

 itself after the cicatrization of the ulcers and the falling off of 

 the crusts; still relapses take place. It never has a bad 

 termination. 



Treatment. According to Fuchs this should be antiscrofulous ; 

 still local means in addition are w beneficial. Recent cases can be 

 destroyed by caustic, treating the skin after the destruction of 

 the crusts ; with alkalies, sulphur, preparations of iodine, and, I 

 believe, with spirit or spirit containing veratria ; still one should 

 not close up the ulcers too quickly. Fuchs believes the fungus 

 is allied to favus. Possibly this form is the Favi disseminati of 

 other authors. 



Page 181. Treatment of Achorion Schoenleinii (Favus fungus) . 

 Shortly after the completion of the experiments mentioned 

 at page 236, I sent them, with other communications 

 which gave the same results, to Professor Hebra, with the 

 request that he would, in his numerous experiments with 

 spirituous remedies (with Tinct. Veratri or with pure spirit), carry 

 them into effect against favus, and try whether the theoretical 

 results gained by me were practically applicable. The distin- 

 guished skin-pathologist had the kindness immediately to make 

 the trial on two of his patients in the following manner : After 

 the way and mode of epilation given at page 385, Hebra treated 

 the diseased parts with the following mixture from the 23d of 

 June R: Spirit. Vini rctss. (80) Ib. j, containing Veratrini, gr. v. 

 He soaked with this solution pieces of lint, and ordered the parts 

 to be well rubbed with these twice a day, and then a dossil 

 wetted with the tincture to be laid over them. In the middle of 

 August the patients were dismissed ; and, up to the end of 

 October, had shown no relapse. The results appeared so satis- 

 factory to Hebra, that he carried on this treatment directly 

 with three new patients, and, in future, will adopt this treatment 

 of favus, and with plain spirit. May his further experiments 

 turn out as successful as the first ! Whether this will succeed in 

 entirely sparing the epilation is an object which I have sought to 

 determine by the strict but always impartial and scientific 

 criticism of the celebrated clinical observer of Vienna. But 

 should the later experiments not succeed, still the experiments 

 of Hebra should invite inquiry. The patients appear to 

 be remarkably pleased with this treatment ; at least those two 

 patients mentioned here came only lately to Hebra to thank 

 him specially for their recovery. 



