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seven days later, the index was 1.4; and when it was desquamat- 

 ing again, the index had dropped to 0.8. When his neck became 

 involved, one day after his face began to desquamate for the 

 second time his index was 1.0; two days later, with an index of 

 1.1, his back became involved, and three days later, with an 

 index of 3 . 2, his shoulders and neck were again involved, and two 

 days later, with index of 1.1, the back and shoulders began to 

 desquamate. (Chart I.) 



T OP ' 

 T. INO. 



105 0.4 

 10t 

 103" 

 102 

 101 2.0 

 100 

 99 4.0 

 0.5 



DAY OF 

 DISEASE 



4 5 6 7 8 1ft 11 12 13 14 15 16 1? 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2!) 30 31 



CHART I. Temperatrue (unbroken line) and opsonic index (broken line) in a case of 



erysipelas (Cnse I). 



Case II. A., a man, aged twenty-four years, suffering with 

 erysipelas of the face and ears, was admitted on the eighth day of 

 the disease with an index of 0.9. The next day his temperature 

 dropped and desquamation began ; his index was found to be 1.1. 

 Subsequently the index, though the patient was perfectly well, 

 remained below unity. (Chart II.) 



TEMPERATURE 



13 14 ( 



UPSOMIC INDEX 



CHART II. Temperature (unbroken line) and opsonic index (broken line) in a case of 



erysipelas (Case II). 



In these two cases there has been no constant change of index 

 corresponding with desquamation and recovery. 



