A treatise on pulmonary consumption : comprehending an inquiry into the causes, nature, prevention, and treatment of tuberculosis and scrofulous diseases in general / by James Clark.

  • Clark, James, Sir, 1788-1870.
Date:
1835
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    CHAPTER I. ' TUBERCULOUS CACHEXIA. As I shall have frequent occasion, in the course of the present work, to refer to that morbid condition of the system which precedes and attends tuberculous disease, I shall com- mence by giving a brief view of the characters by which it may generally be recognized. It is proper, however, to premise that, although distinct and sufficiently recognisable, these characters are so variously influenced by the age, com- plexion, temperament, and other circumstances of the indi- vidual, as to make it a matter of considerable difficulty to describe them. It must also be observed that the morbid condition upon which they depend is itself progressive, and therefore varies in intensity. By the term Tuberculous Cachexia, I designate that particular morbid condition of the system which gives rise to the deposition of tuberculous matter, on the application of certain exciting causes, which have no such effect on a healthy system. This disorder of the constitution, noticed by various authors under different names, (latent scrofula, scrofulous dia- thesis, &c.,) was, I believe, first described under the present appellation in my work on Climate.* Tuberculous Cachexia may exist from birth, or may be acquired at almost any period of life, from infancy to old age. When of hereditary origin, it is manifested by a peculiar modification of the whole organization,—in structure and in form, in action and in function. * The Influence of Cximate in the Prevention and Cure of Chronic Diseases of the Chest, &c. C