अथ विसर्पनिदानम् । स्यात् विसर्पो अभिघात अन्तैर्दोषै: दूष्यैश्च शोफवत् । त्र्यधिष्ठानं च तं प्राहुर्बाह्यान्तरुभयाश्रयात् ॥ ४३ ॥
Thus begins Visarpa Nidanam (Diagnosis of Herpes/Erysipelas). Visarpa—a spreading skin disease—is similar in respect of its doshas, dushyas (vitiated tissues), and kinds to shopha, ending with the traumatic (abhighataja) variety. Its place of manifestation is said to be threefold—external (bahya), internal (antara), and both (ubhaya);
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