The affection is considered to be due to sweat-obstruction, with mild inflammatory symptoms as a cause or consequence, congestion and exudation taking place about the ducts, giving rise to papules or vesicles, according to the intensity of the process.
How would you distinguish miliaria from papular and vesicular eczema, and from sudamen?
The papules of eczema are larger, more elevated, firmer, slower in their evolution, of longer duration, and are markedly itchy.
The vesicles of eczema are usually larger, tend to become confluent, and also to rupture and become crusted; there is marked itchiness, and the inflammatory action is usually severe and persistent.
In sudamen there is absence of inflammatory symptoms.
What is the prognosis of miliaria?
The affection, under favorable circumstances, disappears in a few days or weeks. If the cause persists, as for instance, in infants or young children too warmly clad, it may result in eczema.
What is the treatment of miliaria?
Removal of the cause, and in debilitated subjects the administration of tonics; together with the application of cooling and astringent lotions, as the following:—
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