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90 an entirely different and extremely rare disease described by Darier.

The treatment of the disease is mainly palliative, as in many cases time alone will effect a complete cure. The daily inunction of the skin with some fat or oil, and the frequent resort to hot baths and vigorous soap frictions, will be productive of much benefit and often restore the skin to its normal condition.

. 57.—Keratosis follicularis.

But this treatment must be continued for some time to prevent a return of the disease. A Turkish bath once or twice a week will prove of service.

Keloid is a dense fibrous tumor of the skin, which in certain individuals is liable to develop upon the site of a cut, burn, or other injury. A distinction has often been made between true and false keloid, many writers claiming that the former develops spontaneously while the latter is always an outgrowth upon