(n.) A cutaneous disease which first appears as blebs or as reddish, shining, slightly prominent spots, with spreading edges. These are often followed by an eruption of dark or yellowish prominent nodules, frequently producing great deformity. In one variety of the disease, anaesthesia of the skin is a prominent symptom. In addition there may be wasting of the muscles, falling out of the hair and nails, and distortion of the hands and feet with destruction of the bones and joints. It is incurable, and is probably contagious.

African lethargy Asiatic cholera Chagres fever German measles Haverhill fever acne acne vulgaris acute articular rheumatism ague alkali disease amebiasis amebic dysentery anthrax bacillary dysentery bastard measles black death black fever blackwater fever breakbone fever brucellosis bubonic plague cachectic fever cerebral rheumatism chicken pox cholera cowpox dandy fever deer fly fever dengue dengue fever dermamycosis dermatitis dermatosis diphtheria dumdum fever dysentery eczema elephantiasis encephalitis lethargica enteric fever epithelioma erysipelas erythema exanthem famine fever five-day fever flu frambesia glandular fever grippe hansenosis heat rash hepatitis herpes herpes simplex herpes zoster histoplasmosis hives hookworm hydrophobia impetigo infantile paralysis infectious mononucleosis inflammatory rheumatism influenza itch jail fever jungle rot kala azar kissing disease lepra leptospirosis lichen lichen primus loa loa loaiasis lockjaw lupus lupus vulgaris madness malaria malarial fever marsh fever measles meningitis miliaria milzbrand mumps ornithosis osteomyelitis paratyphoid fever parotitis parrot fever pemphigus pertussis pneumonia polio poliomyelitis polyarthritis rheumatism ponos prickly heat pruigo pruritus psittacosis psora rabbit fever rabies rat-bite fever relapsing fever rheumatic fever rickettsialpox ringworm rubella rubeola scabies scarlatina scarlet fever schistosomiasis septic sore throat shingles skin cancer sleeping sickness sleepy sickness smallpox snail fever splenic fever spotted fever strep throat swamp fever tetanus tetter thrush tinea trench fever trench mouth tuberculosis tularemia typhoid typhoid fever typhus typhus fever undulant fever vaccinia varicella variola venereal disease viral dysentery whooping cough yaws yellow fever yellow jack zona zoster