Bathe the chilblains in strong alum water, as hot as it can be borne.
His hands would be all chilblains and frost-bitten.
I remember a chilblain that I had on my foot which would not get well.
The snowy weather has annoyed my fingers with chilblains, and I have a threatening of rheumatism—which Heaven avert!
There is a third degree, closely approaching frost-bite, in which the skin tends to blister and give way, leaving an indolent raw surface popularly known as a "broken chilblain."
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Perhaps they do not have chilblains nowadays.
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Why put a bounty on chilblains?
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Externally it was traditionally used for chilblains and wounds.
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He is honoured as the patron saint of notaries and secretaries, and invoked against chilblains and scurf.
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During this journey, he was trapped by a blizzard and had achilblainon his right leg.
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A history of chilblains is suggestive of a connective tissue disease (such as lupus).
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The treatment of chilblains remains problematic, but particularly involves keeping the feet / hands warm.
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On one cold winter day, he saw the poor suffering from chilblains on their ears.
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Overexposure to cold conditions or extreme cold can lead to hypothermia, frostbite, trench foot, or chilblains.
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