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half round the body; they sometimes make their
appearance on the arm, thigh or neck; this eruption
is generally confined to the right side, which is a very
great peculiarity of the disease.
Herpes Phlyctanodes, (a cutaneous eruption, with no
fixed position.)-In this variety, the eruption is very
irregular, and seems to be mostly confined to the arms,
neck and breast; the vesicles in phlyctanodes are not so
large as in shingles.
Herpes rIacputialis.-This is a variety that is very
common, and young men are frequently much alarmed,
believing it to be venereal. This is distinguished merely
by its locality; the eruption is situated upon the pre-
puce, either upon the outer or inner surface. They also
appear upon the pudenda of women; the clusters gene-
rally are very small, consisting of some five or six vesi-
cles, which run their course and get well generally in
from six to ten days.
When the vesicles appear upon the inner surface of
the prepuce, they are very apt to break, and the fluid
sometimes excoriates the membrane to that extent as to
produce' superficial ulcers; these, by the ignorant, are
sometimes treated as syphilitic in their character, and
frequently terminate in very obstinate ulcers; it is suf-
ficient to distinguish it from syphilis by its vesicular
origin.
Herpes Labialis.-This is distinguished merely by its
locality, occurring, as its name implies, about the lips.
IHeP ps CcreiCatus, (Ringworm.)-The distinguishing
character of this disease is so well understood, that it
really needs no description, every child knows rin worm.
There are other varieties, such as herpes iris, &c.,
which I have never seen.392
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Massie, J. Cam. A Treatise on the Eclectic Southern Practice of Medicine, book, 1854; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth143817/m1/392/: accessed May 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting University of Texas Health Science Center Libraries.