e stomach, it may be administered by inunction; for this
purpose, blue ointment is mixed with one or two parts of lard and spread
(about a drachm) upon an abdominal bandage and applied, being renewed
daily. Treatment by means of baths (gr. x-xxx to the bath) of corrosive
sublimate is, at times, a serviceable method.

Potassium iodide, if exceptionally deemed preferable, may be given in
the dose of a fractional part of a grain to two or three grains three
times daily.

#What local measures are to be advised in cutaneous syphilis of the
newborn?#

If demanded, applications similar to those employed in eruptions of
acquired syphilis, but not more than one-third to one-half the strength.

#Lepra.#
(_Synonyms:_ Leprosy; Elephantiasis Graecorum.)

#What do you understand by leprosy?#

Lepra, or leprosy, is an endemic, chronic, malignant constitutional
disease, characterized by alterations in the cutaneous, nerve, and bone
structures; varying in its morbid manifestations according to whether
the skin, nerves or other tissues are predominantly involved.

#What is the nature of the premonitory symptoms of leprosy?#

In some instances the active manifestations appear without premonition,
but in the majority of cases symptoms, slight or severe in character,
pointing toward profound constitutional disturbance, such as mental
depression, malaise, chills, febrile attacks, digestive derangements and
bone pains, are noticed for weeks, months, or several years preceding
the outbreak.

#What several varieties of leprosy are observed?#

Two definite forms are usually described--the tubercular and the
anaesthetic. A sharp division-line cannot, however, always be drawn; not
infrequently the manifestations are of a mixed type, or one form may
pass into or gradually present symptoms of the other.

[Illustration: Fig. 62. Tubercular Leprosy. (_After Stoddard._)]

#Describe the symptoms of tubercular leprosy.#

The formation of tubercles and tubercular masses of infiltration,
usually of a yellowish-brown color, with subsequent ulceration,
constitute the important cutaneous symptoms. Along with, or preceding
these characteristic lesions, blebs and more or less infiltrated,
hyperaesthetic or anaesthetic, pinkish, reddish or pale-yellowish macules
make their appearance from time to time; subsequently fading away or
remaining permanently (_lepra maculosa_).

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