DEP/DUA/1/33/33 (Normalised version)

Jean Jackson

1783

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N^o17 December 12^th 1783

Jean Jackson at 12, has a continuous scaly eruption which covers the upper surface of her head very completely. The scabs are of a white colour & are divided by clefts into small [portions]. They seldom discharge any fluid & when this happens it is a thin ichor.

She has a swelling about the size of an almond behind her ears each of which seems to be divided into lesser tumours. These symptoms are of more than three years duration. Her mother thinks that the eruption & swelling appeared about the same time. The eruption began on the crown of the head in the form of a single scab which was occasioned by a stroke she received against the latch of a door. And the little ulcer was afterwards prevented from healing by combing her head & otherwise irritating it.

Till lately the eruption was much less considerable, & her mother observes that it [spread] very fast after applying burnt butter to the head by the advice of some officious neighbours. In other respects she is in good health.

13. App. cataplas. e micapanis part. affectae capillitic nec non Rx Ungt Citrin ℥ i Axung. Porin ℥ i ter. simul & illin paux p. affect bis indies nec non cap. bis in 7 man Sal. Glaub. ℥ VI m. s.

20 Has used the cataplasm & ointment as directed & her head is at present entirely free from the white scurf. though there be still a considerable degree of redness in the parts that were formerly affected.

She had sickness & vomiting from the first dose of the salts. But the second operated well. Since she has been free from the Tinea capitis, red spots yielding an exudation terminating in scales, have appeared on different parts of her body

Cont. Ungt Citrin. u. a

& Repetat Sal. Glaub.

January 3^d. There is no return of any incrustation on the head but the skin of the parts affected is still of a very red colour

Cont. Ungt. & Repet. Sal. Glaub. u. a.

10^th Some slight incrustations have again formed on the edges of the parts which were before affected. But the parts formerly most affected have recovered much more the natural appearance of the skin One dose of the salts operated well but from the other she was affected with vomiting.

Interm Sal. Glaub. Cont. Ungt Citrin cum Axung. u. a.

17^th There are still some slight remains of incrustations on the head. But the skin of the parts affected in general has much more of the natural colour Cont Ungt u. a

24. Head much as before Cont Ungt u. a.