barber's itch
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Tinea Tonsurans is ringworm of the scalp; Tinea Circinata is ringworm of the body; Barber's Itch is another form; there is also a ringworm of the finger-nails; and Pityriasis Versicolor is still another form.
From Project Gutenberg
During a suit against the A.M.A. in Iowa, in 1931, one patient testified that after Hoxsey diagnosis and treatment, he had gone to a local doctor and discovered that he was suffering not from cancer but from barber's itch.
From Time Magazine Archive
Three doctors in Cincinnati and five in Galveston used neomycin ointment or compresses on 986 cases ranging from fever blisters, barber's itch and aggravated acne to eczema, impetigo, sties, and inflammation of the outer ear.
From Time Magazine Archive
The street was delighted when he contracted the barber's itch.
From Time Magazine Archive
Hamilton himself, suffering not only from overwork but from a virulent attack of barber's itch which kept his chin in bandages, was a wreck, but he won a sweeping victory with a minimum of hurt feelings in the party, a maximum of harmony behind the candidate.
From Time Magazine Archive
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