the parts are to be rubbed with
an ointment of iodine or mercury, together with galvanization of the
involved part.

In elephantiasis of the leg, a roller or rubber bandage, or the gum
stocking, is to be worn; compression and ligation of the main artery,
and even excision of the sciatic nerve, have all been employed, with
more or less diminution in size as a result. In elephantiasis of the
genitalia, if the disease is well advanced, excision or amputation of
the parts is to be practised.

Eczematous inflammation, if present, is to be treated with the ordinary
remedies.

#Dermatolysis.#
(_Synonym:_ Cutis Pendula.)

#Give a descriptive definition of dermatolysis.#

Dermatolysis is a rare disease, consisting of hypertrophy and looseness
of the skin and subcutaneous connective tissue, with a tendency to hang
in folds.

#Describe the symptoms and course of dermatolysis.#

It may be congenital or acquired, and maybe limited to a small or large
area, or develop simultaneously at several regions. All parts of the
skin, including the follicles, glands and subcutaneous connective and
areolar tissue, share in the hypertrophy; and this in exceptional
instances may be so extensive that the integument hangs in folds. The
enlargement of the follicles, natural folds and rugae gives rise to an
uneven surface, but the skin remains soft and pliable. There is also
increased pigmentation, the integument becoming more or less brownish.

#What course does dermatolysis pursue?#

Its development is slow and usually progressive. It gives rise to no
further inconvenience than its weight and consequent discomfort.

#Give the etiology.#

The etiology is obscure. It is considered by some authors as allied to
molluscum fibrosum, and, in fact, as a manifestation of that disease,
ordinary molluscum tumors sometimes being associated with it. It is not
malignant.

#What is the pathology?#

The disease consists of a simple hypertrophy of all the skin structures
and the subcutaneous connective tissue.

#What is the treatment of dermatolysis?#

Excision when advisable and practicable.

#CLASS V.--ATROPHIES.#

#Albinismus.#

#What do you understand by albinismus?#

Congenital absence, either partial or complete, of the pigment normally
present in the skin, hair and eyes.

#Describe complete albinismus.#

In complete albinismus the