Talk:Chilblain

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As noted on the proposed merge page, the Chillblains article misspells it, and they contradict each other (dry cold, cold in damp climates - I need someone to clarify).

In addition to merging, I would like to clean up the syntax. As I understand it, you use chilblain to refer to a particular sore, and chilblains as the condition wherein you have one or more of the chilblain sores. I will make this change unless challenged. Keyesc

Chilblains and trench foot are not the same thing at all and I have removed the reference.

Trench foot was un-named until World War One.[1]The war also produced similar or related names, such as trench back, trench fever, trench hand, trench leg (trench shin), trench lung, and trench nephritis. Trench mouth is a disease with a number of names, amongst which are Vincent's angina, Plaut's angina or ulcer, pseudomembranous angina, ulceromembranous angina, and phagedenic gingivitis. Both chilblain and frostbite differ from trench foot.

• Chilblain may occur in dry conditions.
• Frostbite is due to freezing of a part.
• Trench foot is associated with wet, unsanitary surroundings, coldness, and little movement by soldiers. It is more easily treated than frostbite. During WWI, British soldiers greatly reduced the occurrence of trench foot by changing their socks thrice daily, wearing boots of the proper size (not tight or ill-fitting), and the use of a foot powder. Foot hygiene was practiced as the chief preventive. Velocicaptor 12:45, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

It could be mentioned that chilblains can be associated with connective tissue disorders.