| From | From | From | 3 to 4 Days. | 4 to 6 Days. | 6 to 12 Days. ---------+--------------------+------------------+--------------- _Skin_. |The icteric |The exfoliation |The exfoliation |colour of the |of the skin |of the skin |skin is more |extends from the |has extended to |marked. Exfoliation |groins to the |the extremities. |of the skin |axillæ and between| |has begun over |the shoulders. | |belly and base of |The epidermis | |the chest. |is detached in | | |strips, in scales,| | |or as a firm | | |powder. | ---------+--------------------+------------------+--------------- _Head_. | | | ---------+--------------------+------------------+--------------- _Umbilical_|The cord is of |The cord is |If the cord was _Cord_. |a brownish-red |detached from |thin, cicatris- |colour, flattened |the abdomen, the |ation is complete |and distorted. |membranes first, |before the |The vessels are |then the arteries,|tenth day. The |twisted like a |and last, the |arteries, the |gimlet. The arteries|vein. The arteries|vein, and other |are in great |and the vein are |fœtal canals are |part obliterated, |quite obliterated.|obliterated. If |the calibre of the |The ductus |the cord was |vein and ductus |arteriosus and |thick, a |venosus is |foramen ovale |sero-purulent |diminished, but they|diminished in size|discharge may |and the foramen |are still open. |continue to the |ovale are still | |twenty-fifth or |open. The | |thirtieth day. |circumference of | | |the ring is injected| | |and begins | | |to show signs | | |of inflammation, | | |with the discharge | | |of a sero-purulent | | |fluid at | | |the base of the | | |cord. | | ---------+--------------------+------------------+--------------- _The_ |The green |The green mucus |