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Rh In the accompanying plate, illustrating a case presented to the New York Dermatological Society by Dr. Cutler, the linear character of the affection is plainly shown in the streak coursing down the thigh and leg. In Fig. 26 the verrucous surface of the patch is quite apparent, while in Fig. 27 is seen the tendency of the lesions to form a broad, pigmented, warty patch in the axilla, from which a single line runs down the inner surface of the arm.



The treatment of linear papilloma consists in the use of agents which tend to destroy or remove the excrescences. In cases of recent development, where the lesions are soft, the repeated application of a saturated solution of salicylic acid in collodion will act as effectively as it usually does in the case of corns and warts, and will soon leave the affected skin in a normal condition. In cases of longer standing it is advisable to use the curette, and where the eruption is extensive to remove