...nucha, hands, &.c. ; and are modified in their external characters by the region they affect. Thus, on the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet, the desquamation is more abundant, owing to the peculiar disposition of the epidermis, which is thicker...

...been sufficient to occasion death, the body becomes emaciated, the cuticle peels off, particularly on the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet, the hair drops, acute pains shoot through every joint, and the sufferer not unfrequently sinks under a...

...surface. They are most abundant on the scalp and face, particularly about the nose. There are none on the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet. The secretion is of an oily nature, and serves to lubricate the hair and skin ; it is this which gives...

...fetid, and even mixed with blood. They may occur on all parts of the body. Most generally they are seen on the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet. The points of the skin on which the bullae are raised, have a violet or blue tinge, which contrasts with...

...any other warm fluid. Its condition is, in fact, identical with that produced by a warm bath. Thus, on the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet the skin becomes wrinkled, and assumes a white colour, its most superficial layer becoming soaked and softened,...

...of the body which by exposure have become florid. It is thus well marked on the face and the hands. On the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet the papules generally look deeply situated, as if indeed they were placed beneath the cuticle. By pressure...

...indicate their situation.' On examining the surface of the skin with a low magnifying power, especially on the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet, the orifices of the sudoriferous ducts may be seen in tho middle of the papillary ridges, forming a regular...

...indicate their situation.1 On examining the surface of the skin with a low magnifying power, especially on the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet, the orifices of the sudoriferous ducts may be seen in the middle of the papillary ridges, forming a regular...

...external auditory meatus. On examining the surface of the skin with a low magnifying power, especially on the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet, the orifices of the sudoriferous ducts may be seen in the middle of the papillary ridges, forming a regular...

...is thin on the lips, thinner on the flexor than on the extensor surfaces of the body, it is thickest on the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet. The lustre of the skin and its specific moisture are caused by the secretion of its proper glands. The...