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MISCELLANEOUS DISEASES 



MURMEKIASMOSIS AMPHILAPHES. 



Chalmers and Christopherson have described a case (Fig. 889) 

 of spreading warts, associated with Cryptococcus myrmecice, which 

 grew on the skin of the face and neck, destroyed an eye, and entered 

 the mouth. 



LYMPHO-FIBROMATOSIS. 



This is a condition of elephantoid fibrosis (Fig. 890) met by us 

 in Ceylon and Africa. It is sometimes associated with a secondary 



Fig. 890. — Lympho-Fibromatosis. 



pyogenic eruption. Some cases may be associated with filariasis, 

 but others are not. The skin is elevated into large, raised, (flattened 

 patches of fibrous consistency. The condition is chronic. 



SEBORRHCEA SPINULOSA. 



This condition has been seen by Castellani and Chalmers in various 

 parts of the tropics and the Balkans. It is characterized by the 

 presence of numerous yellow plugs, some of which are acuminate 

 and hard. These plugs project from the orifices of the sebaceous 

 ducts, and are often situate on an oily skin. Ordinary black come- 

 dones are absent. The term ' seborrhoea spinulosa ' probably 

 covers several varieties of seborrhoea. 



