Miliaria

(mile -a'- re -ah). Prickly heat; an acute inflammatory disease of the sweat glands, the lesions consisting of pin-point or larger sized vesicles and papules, accompanied by a pricking or tingling sensation. It runs an acute or subacute course, and is followed by slight desquamation. Relapses are common. M. alba. See A/, crystal lin a. M. crystal lin a, a variety of miliaria in which the sweat accumulates under the superficial horny layers of the epidermis to form small, clear, transparent vesicles. It is also called Sudamina crystal lin a. These lesions are principally found on the neck, chest, back, and abdomen; they form rapidly, but do not increase in size, nor do they coalesce. They are followed by slight desquamation. Sometimes their contents become cloudy, milky, or semi-puri form in character (Miliaria alba). M. lactea, a form occurring in puerperal women. M. papulosa, a variety of A/, rubra. It is the well-known "prickly heat.'' M. puerperal is, M. puerpera rum, a form occurring in lying-in women, especially in conditions of septic infection. M., Red Gum. See M. strophulus. M. rubra, a form of miliaria in which there is an inflammation of the ti ues surrounding the sweat-glands, secondary to the retention of sweat. There is redne and itching; the eruption is very copious and thickly set, so that the skin a umes a vividly red color. M. strophulus, a form occurring in nursing infants, due to exce ive swathing. M. vesiculosa. Same as M. rubra.