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the larnyx and the upper lymphatic glands of the neck; but it 
disappears in a short time. 
Schinkelda believes that this dermatitis canadensis is almost 
the same thing as the impetigo parasitica (Kaposi) of man ; but 
he unfortunately did not attempt to transfer the malady from the 
horse to the human being. 
Treatment is usually needless; obstinate cases may have their 
course shortened by anti-zymotic remedies, sublimate solution, 
carbolic acid solution, sol. alum. acet. (7%), (plumbi acct. 2, alu- 
men 2, ag. 50 Dieckerhoff), boracic acid ointment, etc. 
Schinkelda tried spiritus sapon. kalin., which Kaposi had suc¬ 
cessfully employed in impetigo parasitica. But the remedy did 
not fulfill the expectations; it neither shortened the course of the 
efflorescences nor prevented relapses. 
It is needless to say that spreading by contagion must be pre¬ 
vented. 
14.— Stomatitis pustulosa contagiosa. 
Eggeling and Ellenberger gave this name in 1878 to a pustular 
exanthem which appears in horses upon the buccal mucous mem¬ 
brane, and especially upon the lips, the gums and the sides and 
point of the tongue. It soon spreads thence to the parts around 
the mouth, and it may affect the nasal mucous membrane and 
even the conjunctiva. 
It is so contagious for horses that frequently mere contact 
with the affected animal suffices to spread it; and it may be 
transmitted to cattle, sheep, pigs, fowls and human beings by 
inoculation of the crusts and the buccal secretion. Evidence of 
its communicability to human kind has recently been submitted 
by Holst and Gresswell. In the cases of the latter observer, the 
grooms that tended two horses suffering from d. pustulosa con¬ 
tagiosa inoculated themselves through certain small lesions upon 
the hands. There occurred considerable swelling of the affected 
members, with the formation of pustules and sores, and there 
was high fever, salivation and dysphagia. Recovery occurred 
without difficulty. 
The symptoms in the horse are as follows : After a stage of 
incubation lasting 2-4 days, there occurs, accompanied by mod- 
