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Description of disease:
An eruption of very minute pointed vesicles, crowded together, frequently very irritable, not confined to any particular part of the body, but more frequently seen on the arms and legs. Infants and young children are often troubled with this eruption.
Medicinal treatment
Aconitum napellus
If there is much fever and restlessness.
Dose. -For adults – Two drops in a dessertspoonful of water every four hours; for infants – Four drops to be mixed in a wineglassful of water, and one teaspoonful taken every four hours.
Belladonna
If the face is very hot and red, and there is a tendency of blood to the head.
Dose. -As Aconitum, or in alternation with it every four hours.
Bryonia alba
Is a specific when they occur in infants.
Dose. -As Aconitum, or in alternation with that remedy every four hours.
Accessory treatment
Daily bathing, cool rooms, and light clothing are requisite to a cure. -See Rash and Red Gum.