URINOUS ECZEMA. 



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was said not to have urinated for three months, and, in addition 

 to the symptoms about to be described, there was a constant 

 How, from the lower part of the mane, of a urinary fluid, 

 which flowed over the shoulder and down the limb. The excre- 

 tion had a strong urinary and ammoniacal odour. The horse 

 eitlier died or was destroyed, and unfortunately no post mortem 

 examination was made. 



The second case was that of an old circus horse belonifintr 





Fig. 119.— Skix. Vertico-transverse section of skin. ( x 20.) 



a. Rete mucosum. 



b. Remainder of desquamated superficial layers of epidermis. 



c. Hypertrophied sebaceous glands. 



d. Cutis vera distended and softened. 



to Mr. Newsome. This horse continually sweated an ammoniacal 

 fluid from both flanks, and the skin of his legs was very much 

 thickened ; he passed small quantities of urine, having a thick, 

 mucilaginous character, ate fairly well, but gradually became 

 emaciated. The horse leaving Edinburgh alive, I had no chance 

 of making a post mortem examination, but I know that he died 

 shortly after I had seen him. 



