A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c43.s33.t2.8

v3.c43.s33.t2.8

Two interesting children's diseases mentioned are paścāttaka (bālaroga 114–119), a vraṇa (sore or ulcer) affecting the anal region, probably also known as vicchi, vicchī and vicchinna 1544 (bālaroga 120–122), and śayyāmūtraṇa (bālaroga 126–128), enuresis nocturna. 1545 The description of the children's disease upaśīrṣaka, omitted in the Mādhavanidāna, is borrowed by Vaṅgasena (bālaroga 129) from Vāgbhaṭa. 1546 The bad effects of the inauspicious, too early eruption of teeth are dealt with in a series of verses (bālaroga 140–144), followed by the prāyaścitta required in such cases (bālaroga 146–148).