492 Veterinaiy Medicine. 



Synnptoms. Among the symptoms of general disorder are 

 dnllness, inappetence, prostration and slight fever. There is red 

 eruption with vesicles and even pustules on the early rupture of 

 which the discharge concretes into a black pitchy layer. It may 

 be at first most marked on the ventral aspect of the body, but 

 usually extends to the whole integument. 



Treatment. Where it is not dependent on some grave internal 

 disorder, this commonly yields to soapy washes, generous food 

 and a clean pen. 



GRANULAR ERUPTION IN SWINE. 



Zschokke describes a disease of this kind affecting the ears, 

 back and croup, and caused by a micrococcus in the epidermis 

 and papillary layer of the derma. It appears in the form of 

 patches, often of the size of the palm, showing bluish gray 

 papules which dry up without forming pustules. It runs a 

 chronic course and produces little or no itching. 



Treatment would consist in absolute cleanliness, soapy or 

 alkaline wa.shes, and the free use of solutions of the hyposul- 

 phites, sulphites, or other antiseptics which are neither irritant 

 nor poi.sonous. 



Urticaria is met with in swine as already noticed. 



Scleroderma occurs in boars especially in the region of the 

 shoulders and back. 



ACUTE ECZEMA OF THE DOG. 



Prevalence and forms. Red Mange. Causes: constitutional, hereditary, 

 races most susceptible, short-haired, delicate skins, ist and 2d years, flesh 

 fed, overfed, spiced food, secondary to internal disorders, heat, cold, dust, 

 irritants. Symptoms : blush inside elbow, thigh, belly, heat, tenderness, 

 itchiness, scratching, vesicles, abrasions, sores, skin thickens, wrinkles, 

 moistens. Diagnosis : from demodex, distemper, mange. Treatment : 

 change diet, restrict in quantity, from flesh, or stimulating food, one meal 

 daily, laxative, bitters ; locally, cleanse skin, antipruritic non -poisonous 

 dusting powders or lotions, starch, magnesia, bismuth ; with muzzle, phenol, 

 lead, thymol, thiol, later creolin, oil of cade, lysol, etc. Acute general ec- 

 zema. Causes as in red mange. Symptoms : Common on head, ears, back, 

 rump, eyelids, lips, scrotum, arms, digits, crusts and depilation, large vesi- 

 cles, bleeding digits. Treatment. 



