(3) A case of _Lupus vulgaris_ of the nose and cheek in a little weakly
East-end child who had had a remarkably complete series of tubercular
affections, commencing with a tubercular ulcer upon the right
conjunctiva and cornea for which the eye had been enucleated eight years
ago. Six years afterwards she developed lupus of the nose, which had run
a very acute course and had speedily ulcerated, producing considerable
loss of tissue in the cartilaginous portion of the nose. She was treated
at first with cod-liver oil and thyroid extract for some months, and
later with X-rays, which had been continued for many months with
apparently no good effect. After several months of this treatment sudden
improvement took place up to a certain stage, but there it stopped, the
nose being still the seat of active disease. The application of Finsen
light by the Finsen-Reyn lamp was then tried, and, in all, sixty
exposures had been given of an hour and a quarter at a sitting, at daily
intervals. The result had been satisfactory beyond belief to those who
had seen the case at its worst. It was also an interesting fact that
this patient had been the subject of an acute attack of typical Lichen
scrofulosorum of the trunk, and she had been shown with this eruption at
the Dermatological Society of London, in the _Transactions_ of which it
was fully recorded.[7]
All the members agreed upon the excellent results which had been
obtained in the treatment of this case.
(4) A case of _Linear lichen planus_ in a middle-aged woman, who had
been under observation since August of last year. At that time she
presented herself with no symptoms of the disease except a broad, linear
patch running vertically across the popliteal space on the left side.
This patch was of a violaceous tint, and the skin was thickened along
its course and was intensely irritable. But there were no papules
distinctive of _Lichen planus_ on any part of the body, until about a
month ago, when she began to develop an acute attack of the disease. It
was interesting to observe that new papules continued the line of the
original streak from the popliteal space up the back of the right thigh
as far as the buttock in an almost unbroken line, other papules being
distributed extensively upon the body, but without any linear
arrangement. She had well-marked lesions of Lichen planus upon the
buccal mucous membrane, which had also developed within the last few
weeks. The itching was a very severe symptom, and it kept the patient
awake at night.
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