In the event of pus forming the gland must be opened and drained.
Swollen glands in the groin of a child are caused most frequently by some inflammatory condition of the privates, which should be discovered and treated.
BOILS
In some delicate children and in some children who do not seem to be delicate, repeated crops of boils may appear from time to time.
It is necessary to open them as soon as pus is present. They should be pressed out and a gauze dressing, wet with a saturated solution of boric acid, bound over them. The dressing should be kept moist.
I have in a number of instances successfully rid a child of the tendency to boils by the use of the following formula, which I can recommend highly as one of the best tonics I have ever used in the treatment of delicate and poorly nourished children: Tinct. Nux Vomica 4 drops, Acid Phosphoric Dilute 8 drops, Syrup Hypophosphites, 1 teaspoonful. Make a two-ounce mixture and give to children over four years of age one teaspoonful after each meal; to younger children, one-half teaspoonful after each meal.
It is necessary in these cases to keep the bowels open daily.
HIVES. NETTLE-RASH
Cause.—Contact with different plants, bites of insects, irritation from clothing, use of certain drugs. Certain articles of food, such as tomatoes, strawberries, oatmeal, buckwheat, have all been said to cause hives.
Dentition during warm weather and the presence of worms and chronic malarial poisoning have been known to cause hives.