DEP/DUA/1/45/23 (Normalised version)

John Duncan

1788

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N^o20^th December 16^th. 1788

John Duncan at 20, has his legs arms & face almost covered with a dry itchy & scaly eruption. When the dried scurf collected upon these parts, which is of a whitish colour, falls off from any of them, a thin ichorous matter is poured out, from the surface of the skin, which quickly forms new squamulae.

Belly costive, pulse & appetite natural & in other respects he is in good health.

This eruption first appeared about a year ago, in the form of small distinct itchy pimples. These spreading have at last by degrees assumed their present form. He knows no cause to which he can attribute his present symptoms. He has taken some neutral salts but without relief.

Rx. Pulv. Antemon. ppt.

- Rad Glycyr. aa Ji M

cap. dos. ejusm. om. m. & vesp.

nec non habeat Ungt. Saturn ℥ ii.

illin. paux. p. app. affectes

20

Has taken his powders without any sickness at stomach or other inconvenience. But the eruption continues nearly as before

Cont. Med. u. a sed cap dos

Antim. ter de die.

27.

Has continues his medicines regularly & thinks the eruption much diminished, the incrustations being less apt to be renewed on the parts from which they fall off.

Cont. Med. u. a.

January 3.

The eruption on his face is somewhat diminished, but that on his legs is rather increased.

Cont. Med. u. a.

10

Symptoms much as before

Cont. Med. u. a. sed cap dos 4^ter indies