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abacus tumor, 156–157 angioedema, 130 Accutane, 171, 177 cold sores and, 130 acetylcholine, supersensitivity to, 74 angiokeratoma corporis diffusum. See acne Fabry’s disease cause of, 171, 178 anhidrosis, 30 creeping eruption from, 171–173 Antabuse, 102 cysts from, 171 apocrine sweat gland, 11 dog heartworm and, 172 in animals, 12 history and, 177 testing of, 12 questions for, 178–180 aquadynia, 19–20 strange case of, 177–180 aquagenic urticaria, 16, 22 tar mist and, 178 argyria, 36 treatment for, 171 cause of, 37 acrodynia, 30 questions for, 38 acycolvir, 130, 175 sun and, 37 adrenergic urticaria, 64 Argyrol, 36 medication for, 64 arthritis, viral infection and, 108 Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Doyle), xii atopic eczema, 40 airborne allergens, imaginative challenges autoimmune progesterone dermatitis, 70, to, 9 89 Alka-Seltzer, 51 treatment of, 70 allergen autoimmunity avoidance of, 86 to cortisone, 24 leaking out of, 116 definition of, 24 allergy to estrogen, 24 eosinophilia and, 112 nutritional, 111 bacillary angiomatosis, 81 alopecia areata, 150–152 bacteria, “fish odor syndrome” and, 66 bacterial infection and, 151 bald spots, 150–152 cause of, 150 bath, pain and, 19–20 focal infection and, 7 Bazex’s syndrome, internal causes and, questions for, 151–152 6 treatment for, 151 Beau’s lines, in fingernails, 7 anaphylaxis, 9 Bell, Joseph, xii

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biotin, 27 chronic erythroderma, 112–114 black blisters, 191–194 questions for, 113 history and, 191 chronic facial sore, dental abscess and, as malignant melanoma, 192 189 questions for, 193–194 chronic fatigue, 130 black, blue spots, 138–139 chronic hand eczema, food and, 6 history and, 138 chronic hives questions for, 139 dental infection and, 99 black face, 37 incidence rate of, 99 black sweat clonidine, 20 case of, 10–13 cold color source of, 12 histamine release from, 91 historical examples of, 11 reaction to, 91–92 questions about, 13 pain from, 91–92 source of, 11, 12 cold sensitivity, questions for, 92 blisters. See also fever blisters; scratch cold sores blisters; water blisters angioedema and, 130 batteries and, 126 questions about, 108 black, 191–194 comedones, 171 hormonal, 68–70 conﬁrmation IgE and, 126 by challenge, 8–9 poison ivy and, 174 drugs and, 8 questions for, 89, 127, 175 of focal infections, 8 shingles and, 174–176 positive challenges and, 9 skin test and, 88–90 conjecture, 5–7 testing of, 126 chemicals and, 6 treatment for, contactants and, 6 blue skin, 36–38. See also argyria drugs and, 5 blue spots, 42–44 food and, 6 cause of, 42 contact dermatitis, 6 questions for, 44 contactants, 6 breast tissue, autoimmune sensitivity to, copper, sensitivity to, 75 118 copper intrauterine device (IUD), hives brown spots, 51–52 and, 75 cause of, 51 coronary revascularization ﬁxed drug eruption and, 51 neurologic symptoms and, 40 questions for, 52 problems from, 40 bullous erythema multiforme, cortisone 69 autoimmunity from, 24 bullous pemphigoid, 126 side effects from, 72 creeping cyst carbon, as tattoo pigment, 43 acne and, 171–173 cause. See also internal causes cutaneous larva migrans and, 172 patient history and, 3 questions for, 172 proving of, 8 creeping eruption chemicals acne and, 171–173 conjecture and, 6 in skin, 172 sensitization from, 102 cryodynia Cheyletus malaccensis, 72 cutaneous hernia, 83 cholecystectomy, 7 cutaneous larva migrans, 172 cholinergic hives, 74 cutaneous scleroderma, 124 cholinergic urticaria, 62 cystitis, lichen planus and, 166 chromidrosis, 11. cysts. See also creeping cyst See also black sweat from acne, 171

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danazol, 129 drugs. See also medications delusional psychoses, cause of, 41 allergy to, 49 delusions of parasitosis, 40, 133–134 confirmation of, 8 cause of, 40 patch test and, 8 of stroke victims, 40 dry mouth, 158–160. See also dental abscess, chronic facial sore and, xerostomia 189 cause of, 159 dental infection, chronic hives and, 99 questions about, 159 depigmentation, 46 stress and, 159 questions for, 47 dysosmia, 161 studying of, 46 causes of, 162 dermatitis. See also weeping dermatitis “olfactory stroke” and, 163 cause of, 8, 72 questions for, 163 from ethyl cyanoacrylate, 147 testing of, 162 evaluation and, 61 exfoliative, 112–114 eczema eyedrops and, 112 chronic, 6 factitial, 69 foods and, 184 flowers and, 71–73 on hands, 184–187 gold implant and, 182 Elion, Gertrude, 89 golf course and, 101–103 eosinophilia, allergy and, 112 history and, 59 epidermis. See also skin infectious eczematoid, 181 function of, 34 mites and, 72 scratch blisters on, 33 multiple personalities and, 59–61 shedding of, 147 from poison ivy, 60 epidermolysis bullosa acquisita, 33 questions for, 61, 73, 182 cause of, 33, 34 testing for, 7, 59 epidermis in, 33 from thiram, 101 erythema annulare centrifugum, 115 women’s hormones and, 24 food and, 6 dermatologic detective(s) mold and, 116 conjecture for, 5–7 patterns of, 115 instructions for, 3 questions for, 117, 119 patient history and, 3–5 rope-like lesions and, 118–120 skills for, 3 erythema multiforme, 4 dermatomyositis, internal causes and, bullous form of, 88 6 from herpes simplex, 89 dermographism, 85, 116 erythroderma diabetes, blue spots and, 42 chronic, 112–114 diabetes mellitus, 40 questions for, 113 diagnoses, conjecture for, 5–7 essential progressive telangiectasia, diet, allergen confirmation and, 8 80–82 dirofilarial infection, 172 confirmation of, 81 dirofilariasis, in humans, 172 history and, 80 dissociative hysteria, multiple personality questions for, 81 syndrome as, 61 treatment of, 81 doctors, moral for, xi estrogen, autoimmunity to, 24 dog sensitivity, granuloma annulare and, estrogen dermatitis, 24 154 estrogen sensitivity Doyle, Arthur Conan, xii questions for, 25 drug allergies skin problems from, 24 as dose dependent, 49 ethyl cyanoacrylate, 147 to eyedrops, 112 exercise urticaria, 9 questions about, 113 exfoliative dermatitis, 112–114

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eyedrops food, 6 sensitivity to, 112 diagnoses and, 6 side effects from, 113 hand eczema and, 184 formaldehyde photosensitivity, 57 Fabry’s disease, 30 questions for, 57 description of, 30 treatment for, 57 inheritance of, 31 fungus, hives and, 121–123 questions for, 32 treatment for, 31 Gillette Super Blue Blade, 54 facial skin, 78 glass eye, dermatitis and, 181–183 elastic tissue and, 78 glyceryl monothioglycolate (GMTG), facial sore, chronic, 189 17 factitial dermatitis, 69 granuloma annulare, 153–155 factitial purpura, 139 causes of, 153 factitial ulcer, 189 dog sensitivity and, 154 questions for, 190 questions for, 154 fat lobule, 156 fatigue, chronic, 130 hair. See also uncombable hair syndrome feet congenital defects of, 27 cutaneous hernias in, 83 loss of, 104–106 firm bumps on, 83 “print” of, 26 pain in, 83–84 testing of, 104 fever blisters, 107–109. See also herpes uncombable, 26–28 gladiatorum hair loss. See also trichotillomania cause of, 107 assessment of, 129 questions about, 108 medications and, 129 fingernails questions for, 105, 131, 151–152 Beau’s lines in, 7 self inflicted, 104–106 internal causes and, 7 swollen lips and, 129–132 fingertips hand dermatitis, of florists, 71 internal causes and, 7 hand eczema, 184–187 painful, 53–55 food and, 184 “fish odor syndrome,” 65. See also questions about, 186–187 trimethylaminuria hand eruptions, focal infection and, 7 cause of, 65 heartworm, acne and, 172 contributors to, 66 herpes gladiatorum, 107–109 medication for, 66 herpes simplex, 107 questions for, 67 angioedema and, 130 source of, 66 drugs for, 130 fixed drug eruption, 49 erythema multiforme and, 89 brown spots and, 51 herpes zoster, 175 Flagyl, 52 herpetic synovitis, 108 for “fish odor syndrome,” 66 history and, 108 lichen planus and, 166 histamine flowers, dermatitis from, 71–73 immunoglobulin E (IgE) fuse and, 15 flushing release of, 15, 22 food and, 6 history questions for, 86 family and, 5 focal infection importance of, 5, 108 alopecia areata and, 7 as layered, incremental, repetitive, 4 hand eruptions and, 7 medications and, 4 internal causes and, 7 from patient, 3–5 periapical abscess and, 7 taking of, 4

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hives. See also urticaria internal malignancies, skin diseases and, acetylcholine supersensitivity and, 74 6 airborne mold and, 122 intradermal testing, 8 blanched skin and, 62–64 itch cause of, 14, 15, 99 questions about, 141–142, 167–168 from chewing, 98 scabies and, 140–142 chronic, 14–18, 99 of twenty-three years, 165–168 copper sensitivity and, 75 dental infection and, 99 keratosis pilaris, 93 doctor’s questions and, 18, 64, 76, 99, treatment for, 94 122 ketoconazole, 16 fungal infection and, 121–123 Kwell, 72 from GMTG, 17 history taking and, 15 leukoderma, 46 IgE and, 63 neoprene gloves and, 46 medication for, 64 lichen planus, 165–168 nerves and, 62, 64 antibiotic therapy for, 166 for nine years, 97–100 characteristics of, 165 occupational exposure and, 16 cystitis and, 166 relief from, 14 Flagyl and, 166 shower and, 21–22 focal infection and, 7 skin flushing and, 74–76 history and, 166 testing of, 21, 63, 97 questions about, 167–168 treatment for, 75 lipofuscin, 12 white, red halos around, 64 Litt’s Drug Eruption Reference Manual,6 zones of therapy for, 16 lupus erythematosus, 119 hormonal blisters, 68–70 hair loss and, 150 treatment for, 69 Lyme disease, morphea and, 125 hormones. See also estrogen; progesterone dermatitis and, 24 malignant melanoma, 192 infection and, 81 questions for, 193–194 water blisters and, 68 skin care and, 192 hot flashes, 85–87. See also flushing mast cells hypodermic needles, metal content in, 43 hives and, 63 hysteria, dissociative, multiple personality IgE fuse and, 17 syndrome and, 61 medical mysteries, xii medical studies, 7 IgE. See immunoglobulin E medications. See also drugs immunoglobulin E (IgE) conjecture and, 5 blisters and, 126 eye drops and, 112 hives and, 63 hair loss and, 129 immunoglobulin E (IgE) fuse for herpes simplex, 130 histamine release and, 15 over-the-counter, 6 in mast cells, 17 patient history and, 4 infection, blood vessel growth hormones for viral infection, 130 and, 81 melanoma. See malignant melanoma infectious eczematoid dermatitis, 181 menthol, 85 inhalants, imaginative challenges to, 9 metronidazole, allergy to, 52 insulin, tattoo by, 43 Michelson, Henry, 4 internal causes, 6 Midrin, 51 dermatomyositis and, 6 mites fingernails and, 7 dermatitis and, 72 focal infection and, 7 diagnosis of, 73

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mold parasitosis, delusions of, 40, 133–134 erythema annulare centrifugum and, parosmia, 161 116 patch test, 8 hives and, 122 drugs and, 8 morphea, 124, 143 patients infection and, 125 friendship visits and, 170 questions for, 125 help from, 185 treatment for, 125 history from, 13 widespread, 124 informed, 7 multiple personality disorder observations of, xi dermatitis and, 59–61 warnings for, 7 occurrence of, 59–60 pellagra, 111 mycosis fungoides, 146 pemphigus, 34, 126 treatment for, 146 questions for, 170 religious practices and, 169–170 Naprosyn, 51 penicillin, morphea and, 125 necrolytic migratory erythema, internal periapical abscess, 7 causes and, 6 photocontact dermatitis, 8 nicotinic acid, 111 photodermatitis, 8 Night Time Cold Formula, 48 photosensitivity norepinephrine, 20 causes of, 111 amount of, 64 formaldehyde, 57 sensitivity to, 63 history and, 110 Nyquil, 51 nicotinic acid and, 111 phototesting of, 110 occupational dermatoses, 6 porphyrin, 57 odor questions for, 57, 111 bacteria and, 66 treatment for, 111 “fish odor syndrome” and, 65, 66 piezogenic pedal papules, 84 Flagyl and, 66 pimocide, 40 of rotten fish, 65–67 poison ivy, 6 vegetables and, 66 blisters and, 174 olfaction, source of, 161 dermatitis from, 60 olfactory stroke, 163 porphyria, 57 orphan patient(s) prick test, 8 description of, xi, 1 progesterone modern medicine and, xii mood changes and, 69 prayer of, 2 sensitivity to, 23, 69 Propecia, 129 pain prostatitis, 7 bathing and, 19–20 Prozac, 184 from cold, 91–92 pruritus, 7 painful feet, 83–84 tests for, 7 questions for, 84 pseudoephedrine painful fingertips, 53–55 allergic reaction to, 49 cause of, 54 negative responses to, 50 cure for, 54 psoriasis history and, 53 in children, 136 questions for, 55 internal causes of, 7 parapsoriasis, 146–149 new light on, 135–137 cause of, 146–147 questions for, 136 questions about, 148–149 reason for, 135

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sore throat and, 136 ﬂushing of, 74–76 strep throat and, 136 hardened, 124–125 treatments for, 135 internal causes and, 167 purple chin, 95–96 mobile tumor in, 156–157 cause of, 96 pigment loss in, 46 questions for, 96 problems of, vii–ix purpura rough, 93–94 cold and, 92 stiffening of, 143–145 factitial, 139 skin bugs self inﬂicted, 96 delusions of, 39–41 pyogenic granuloma, 81 questions for, 41 skin deep photography, 36–38 rash skin hardening, 124–125. See also from parapsoriasis, 146–149 scleroderma premenstrual, 23–25 questions about, 125, 144–145 questions about, 50, 102, 117, 141–142 tryptophan and, 143 reoccurring, 48–50 skin lesions, past injury sites and, 108 rings of, 115–117 skin testing, of blisters, 88–90 scabies and, 140–142 skin writing, 85 red rings. See erythema annulare smell centrifugum abnormal episodes of, 162 red sweat, 11 biology of, 161 Remembrance of Things Past (Proust), 162 of burnt toast, 161–164 ringworm, hair loss and, 150 sore(s) Rogaine, 129 chronic, 188–190 rough skin. See also keratosis pilaris dental abscess and, 189 questions for, 94 questions about, 190 sore throat and, 93–94 sore throat psoriasis and, 136 saliva rough skin and, 93–94 importance of, 158 spit, lack of, 158–160 secretion of, 158 strep throat, psoriasis and, 136 scabies, 41 stroke rash, itch from, 140–142 delusions and, 40 spread of, 140 olfactory, 163 treatments for, 141 sun, sensitivity to, 56–58 scleroderma, morphea and, 143–145 sunburn, 56–58 scratch blisters, 33–35. See also history and, 56 epidermolysis bullosa acquisita sunlight. See also photosensitivity description of, 33 sensitivity to, 110–111 questions for, 35 sweat treatment for, 34 black, 10–13 scratch test, 8 inability to, 29–32 shingles. See also herpes zoster sweat glands, function of, 30 caused by, 175 swollen lips therapy for, 175 angioedema and, 130 unilateral blisters and, 174–176 hair loss and, 129–132 sinusitis, 7 skin tamoxifen, 24 blue, 36–38 autoimmune progesterone dermatitis creeping eruptions in, 172 and, 70 of face, 78 tar mist, acne and, 178

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tattoo hair shape of, 27 from argyria, 36 questions for, 28 carbon and, 43 treatment for, 27 by insulin injection, 43 unilateral wrinkles, 77–79 from melanin, 52 cause of, 77 testing congenital asymmetry and, 78 of apocrine sweat gland, 12 questions for, 79 of blisters, 88–90, 126 urticaria. See also hives for dermatitis, 7, 59 adrenergic, 64 of hives, 21, 63, 97 cholinergic, 62 intradermal, 8 chronic, 14 with patch, 8 deﬁnition of, 14 of photosensitivity, 110 as diagnostic challenge, 17 scratch, prick, 8 exercise, 9 thiram, 101 food and, 6 alcohol and, 102 urticarial reactions, 8 use of, 102 toxic erythema, 48 Valium, 51 treatment(s) vegetables, “ﬁsh odor syndrome” and, for acne, 171 66 for alopecia areata, 151 viral infection by analogy, 81 arthritis and, 108 of autoimmune progesterone drugs for, 130 dermatitis, 70 vitiligo, 45 for blisters, cause of, 46 of essential progressive telangiectasia, questions for, 47 81 stress and, 63 for Fabry’s disease, 31 for formaldehyde photosensitivity, 57 water allergy, 22. See also aquagenic for hives, 75 urticaria for hormonal blisters, 69 questions for, 22 for keratosis pilaris, 94 water blisters. See also autoimmune for morphea, 125 progesterone dermatitis for mycosis fungoides, 146 hormones and, 68 of photosensitivity, 111 questions for, 70 for psoriasis, 135 testing of, 69 for scabies, 141 water pain. See also aquadynia for scratch blisters, 34 questions for, 20 for uncombable hair syndrome, 27 watermelons, allergy to, xi trichotillomania, 104 weeping dermatitis hair loss and, 150 glass eye and, 181–183 parental denial and, 105 gold implant and, 182 trimethylaminuria, odor and, 66 questions for, 182 tryptophan white spots, 45–47 side effects of, 143 worm, delusions of, 133–134 skin hardening and, 143 wrinkles, unilateral, 77–79 tumor, mobile, 156–157 Tyndall, John, 43 xerostomia, 158

ulcer, factitial, 189 Yonge, James, 11 uncombable hair syndrome “hair print” of, 26 Zovirax, 89, 175