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MISCELLANEOUS DISEASES 



From acnitis by the unbearable pruritus and by the eruption not 

 being chiefly Hmited to the face, as well as by the absence of subse- 

 quent necrosis. 



From follicUs by the condition not being limited to the extremities, 

 and by the absence of central crusts. 



Fig. 882. — Dermatitis Nodosa Rubra. 



From erythema muUiJorme by the eruptive elements being well- 

 defined, persistent, sohd papules and nodules. 



Prognosis.- -In most cases the general health is not much affected, 

 but the patient complains of the disfigurement and the severe 

 pruritus, and the course of the disease is a long one. Occasionally, 

 after many recurrences, death ensues. 



