Essentials of Diseases of the SkinANATOMY OF THE SKINReading editionChapter navigation182 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterMEDICAL DICTIONARYMEDICAL DICTIONARYESSENTIALSDISEASES OF THE SKIN.ESSENTIALSDISEASES OF THE SKINQUESTIONS AND ANSWERSPREFACE TO SEVENTH EDITION.PREFACE TO FIRST EDITION.ANATOMY OF THE SKINThe Epidermis.The Blood-vessels.The Nervous and Vascular Papillæ.The Hair and Hair-Follicle.SYMPTOMATOLOGY.Primary Lesions.Secondary Lesions.Distribution and Configuration.RELATIVE FREQUENCY.CONTAGIOUSNESS.RAPIDITY OF CURE.OINTMENT BASES.Hyperidrosis.Sudamen.Hydrocystoma.Anidrosis.Bromidrosis.Chromidrosis.Uridrosis.Phosphoridrosis.Seborrhœa (Eczema Seborrhoicum).Comedo.Milium.Steatoma.Erythema Simplex.Erythema Intertrigo.Erythema Multiforme.Erythema Nodosum.Erythema Induratum.Urticaria.Urticaria Pigmentosa.Dermatitis.Dermatitis Medicamentosa.X-Ray Dermatitis.Dermatitis Factitia.Dermatitis Gangrænosa.Erysipelas.Phlegmona Diffusa.Furunculus.Carbunculus.Pustula Maligna.Post-mortem Pustule.Frambœsia.Verruga Peruana.Equinia.Miliaria.Pompholyx.Herpes Simplex.Hydroa Vacciniforme.Epidermolysis Bullosa.Dermatitis Repens.Herpes Zoster.Dermatitis Herpetiformis.Psoriasis.Pityriasis Rosea.Dermatitis Exfoliativa.Lichen Planus.Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris.Lichen Scrofulosus.Eczema.Prurigo.Acne.Acne Rosacea.Acne Varioliformis.Sycosis.Dermatitis Papillaris Capillitii.Impetigo Contagiosa.Impetigo Herpetiformis.Ecthyma.Pemphigus.Purpura.Scorbutus.Lentigo.Chloasma.Keratosis Pilaris.Keratosis Follicularis.Molluscum Epitheliale.Callositas.Clavus.Cornu Cutaneum.Verruca.Nævus Pigmentosus.Ichthyosis.Onychauxis.Hypertrichosis.Œdema Neonatorum.Sclerema Neonatorum.Scleroderma.Elephantiasis.Dermatolysis.Albinismus.Vitiligo.Canities.Alopecia.Alopecia Areata.Atrophia Pilorum Propria.Atrophia Unguis.Atrophia Cutis.Keloid.Fibroma.Neuroma.Xanthoma.Myoma.Angioma.Telangiectasis.Lymphangioma.Rhinoscleroma.Lupus Erythematosus.Lupus Vulgaris.Tuberculosis Cutis.[D]Ainhum.Mycetoma.Perforating Ulcer of the Foot.Syphilis Cutanea.Lepra.Pellagra.Epithelioma.Paget's Disease of the Nipple.Sarcoma.Granuloma Fungoides.Hyperæsthesia.Dermatalgia.Anæsthesia.Pruritus.Tinea Favosa.Tinea Trichophytina.Tinea Imbricata.Tinea Versicolor.Erythrasma.Dhobie Itch.Actinomycosis.Blastomycetic Dermatitis.Scabies.Pediculosis.Pediculosis Capitis.Pediculosis Corporis.Pediculosis Pubis.Cysticercus Cellulosæ.Filaria Medinensis.Ixodes.Leptus.Œstrus.Pulex Penetrans.Cimex Lectularius.Culex.Pulex Irritans.INDEX.SAUNDERS' BOOKSGYNECOLOGYW. B. SAUNDERS COMPANYMedical Gynecologyand Abdominal SurgeryPractice of GynecologyDiseases of WomenWebster's ObstetricsUterine AdenomyomaText-Book of ObstetricsDiseases of WomenText-Book of ObstetricsDiseases of WomenIllustrated DictionaryDiseases of WomenText-Book of GynecologyModern ObstetricsGynecologic NursingLabor and Operative ObstetricsObstetric Diagnosis and TreatmentGynecologyFour Epochs of Woman's LifeOperative GynecologyDeLee's Obstetrics for NursesPrevious chapter ←PREFACE TO FIRST EDITION.Next chapter →The Epidermis.All chapters and sections (182)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsMEDICAL DICTIONARYMEDICAL DICTIONARYESSENTIALSDISEASES OF THE SKIN.ESSENTIALSDISEASES OF THE SKINQUESTIONS AND ANSWERSPREFACE TO SEVENTH EDITION.PREFACE TO FIRST EDITION.ANATOMY OF THE SKINThe Epidermis.The Blood-vessels.The Nervous and Vascular Papillæ.The Hair and Hair-Follicle.SYMPTOMATOLOGY.Primary Lesions.Secondary Lesions.Distribution and Configuration.RELATIVE FREQUENCY.CONTAGIOUSNESS.RAPIDITY OF CURE.OINTMENT BASES.Hyperidrosis.Sudamen.Hydrocystoma.Anidrosis.Bromidrosis.Chromidrosis.Uridrosis.Phosphoridrosis.Seborrhœa (Eczema Seborrhoicum).Comedo.Milium.Steatoma.Erythema Simplex.Erythema Intertrigo.Erythema Multiforme.Erythema Nodosum.Erythema Induratum.Urticaria.Urticaria Pigmentosa.Dermatitis.Dermatitis Medicamentosa.X-Ray Dermatitis.Dermatitis Factitia.Dermatitis Gangrænosa.Erysipelas.Phlegmona Diffusa.Furunculus.Carbunculus.Pustula Maligna.Post-mortem Pustule.Frambœsia.Verruga Peruana.Equinia.Miliaria.Pompholyx.Herpes Simplex.Hydroa Vacciniforme.Epidermolysis Bullosa.Dermatitis Repens.Herpes Zoster.Dermatitis Herpetiformis.Psoriasis.Pityriasis Rosea.Dermatitis Exfoliativa.Lichen Planus.Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris.Lichen Scrofulosus.Eczema.Prurigo.Acne.Acne Rosacea.Acne Varioliformis.Sycosis.Dermatitis Papillaris Capillitii.Impetigo Contagiosa.Impetigo Herpetiformis.Ecthyma.Pemphigus.Purpura.Scorbutus.Lentigo.Chloasma.Keratosis Pilaris.Keratosis Follicularis.Molluscum Epitheliale.Callositas.Clavus.Cornu Cutaneum.Verruca.Nævus Pigmentosus.Ichthyosis.Onychauxis.Hypertrichosis.Œdema Neonatorum.Sclerema Neonatorum.Scleroderma.Elephantiasis.Dermatolysis.Albinismus.Vitiligo.Canities.Alopecia.Alopecia Areata.Atrophia Pilorum Propria.Atrophia Unguis.Atrophia Cutis.Keloid.Fibroma.Neuroma.Xanthoma.Myoma.Angioma.Telangiectasis.Lymphangioma.Rhinoscleroma.Lupus Erythematosus.Lupus Vulgaris.Tuberculosis Cutis.[D]Ainhum.Mycetoma.Perforating Ulcer of the Foot.Syphilis Cutanea.Lepra.Pellagra.Epithelioma.Paget's Disease of the Nipple.Sarcoma.Granuloma Fungoides.Hyperæsthesia.Dermatalgia.Anæsthesia.Pruritus.Tinea Favosa.Tinea Trichophytina.Tinea Imbricata.Tinea Versicolor.Erythrasma.Dhobie Itch.Actinomycosis.Blastomycetic Dermatitis.Scabies.Pediculosis.Pediculosis Capitis.Pediculosis Corporis.Pediculosis Pubis.Cysticercus Cellulosæ.Filaria Medinensis.Ixodes.Leptus.Œstrus.Pulex Penetrans.Cimex Lectularius.Culex.Pulex Irritans.INDEX.SAUNDERS' BOOKSGYNECOLOGYW. B. SAUNDERS COMPANYMedical Gynecologyand Abdominal SurgeryPractice of GynecologyDiseases of WomenWebster's ObstetricsUterine AdenomyomaText-Book of ObstetricsDiseases of WomenText-Book of ObstetricsDiseases of WomenIllustrated DictionaryDiseases of WomenText-Book of GynecologyModern ObstetricsGynecologic NursingLabor and Operative ObstetricsObstetric Diagnosis and TreatmentGynecologyFour Epochs of Woman's LifeOperative GynecologyDeLee's Obstetrics for NursesFig. 1.◇FIG. 1.Vertical section of the skin—Diagrammatic. (After Heitsmann.)◇← PREFACE TO FIRST EDITION.The Epidermis. →