PORRIGO SCUTULATA
\pˈɒɹɪɡˌə͡ʊ skjˈuːt͡ʃʊlˈɑːtə], \pˈɒɹɪɡˌəʊ skjˈuːtʃʊlˈɑːtə], \p_ˈɒ_ɹ_ɪ_ɡ_ˌəʊ s_k_j_ˈuː_tʃ_ʊ_l_ˈɑː_t_ə]\
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It commences with clusters of small, light, yellow pustules, which soon scab off; and, if neglected, become hard by accumulation. If the scabs be removed, the surface is left red and shining, but studded with slightly elevated points. If not attended to, it involves the whole head. It occurs in children three or four years of age, and is very unmanageable. The rules laid down under Porrigo furfurans must be here still more perseveringly enforced. The whole tribe of stimulating ointments may be used in succession. No one will always succeed, and hence the necessity of change, provided advantage should not seem to follow any particular application. The Unguentum ad Scabiem of Banyer sometimes cures, when others fail.
By Robley Dunglison
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Dopamine Acetyltransferase
- An enzyme that catalyzes the of groups from acetyl-CoA to arylamines. They have wide specificity for aromatic amines, particularly serotonin, and can also catalyze acetyl transfer between arylamines without CoA. EC 2.3.1.5.