LIVER SPOTS, Moth Patch, Chloasma, etc
Categories:
Diseases of The Skin
This is a discoloration of the
skin of a yellowish to a blackish tint of varying size and shape.
Causes. It may be due to external agencies, such as rubbing, scratching,
heat (tanning and sunburn) blistering; or due to diseases such as
tuberculosis, cancer, malaria, Addison's disease, disease of the womb,
pregnancy.
PHYSICIANS' TREATMENT for Liver Spots. Remove all causes if possible.
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Local. This must be carefully used, find out first how sensitive the skin
is. Dr. Bulkley recommends this lotion:
Corrosive Sublimate 5 grains
Dilute Acetic Acid 2 drams
Borax 40 grains
Rose water enough for 4 ounces
Shake bottle, mix and apply to the part night and morning. If the skin
becomes too scaly, a mild soothing ointment should be substituted for the
above. White suggests the following:
Hydrarg. Ammon. Chlar 2 drams
Subnitrate Bismuth 2 drams
Starch 1/20 ounce
Glycerin 1/2 ounce
Mix and apply twice daily.
The application of peroxide of hydrogen has only a temporary effect.