Eczema of the Eyelids

Eczema of the eyelids.

ECZEMA may be defined as a particular type of catarrhal inflammation of the skin, manifesting itself as vesication, weeping, or thickening of the epidermis. It can be caused by substances reaching the skin from outside the body (contact eczema or dermatitis), the subsequent reaction resulting either from a simple primary irritant effect or from an allergic mechanism. Patch tests are applicable ...

Anthrax of the eyelids.

Anthrax is a disease caused by Bacillus anthracis. The disease affects primarily herbivores including sheep, cattle, horses, and other domestic animals. Humans may rarely be affected. We examined one male and two female patients with a localised itchy erythematous papule of the eyelid. A necrotising ulcer formed in each of the three cases resulting in a black lesion. Scraping in each case showe...

Surgery of the Eyelids

Multiple Vaccinia of the Eyelids.

IN times of mass vaccination, instances of auto-inoculation from a vaccination pustule, or contamination from a recently vaccinated case, are not very uncommon. In the 4 months immediately following the outbreak of smallpox in Bradford (Douglas and Edgar, 1962), the Public Health Laboratory Service reported in the British Isles nineteen cases of accidental vaccinial infection of the eyes, and i...

Amyloid tumour of the eyelids.

AMYLOIDOSIS is usually categorized as a degenerative process. Nevertheless, the nature and pathogenesis of this disorder remain most uncertain. Reimann, Koucky, and Eklund (1935) have classified amyloidosis in four groups: primary, secondary, tumour-forming, and associated with multiple myeloma. Tumour-forming amyloidosis is known to occur as a primary process in the tissues of the eye, urinary...