The pathology and treatment of syphilis, chancroid ulcers, and their complications / by John K. Barton.

  • Barton, John K. (John Kellock), 1829-1894.
Date:
1868
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Credit: The pathology and treatment of syphilis, chancroid ulcers, and their complications / by John K. Barton. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CONTENTS. PAGE Preface, v CHAPTER I. Importance of the study of venereal diseases—Their varieties—Gonorrhoea dis- tinct from syphilis—Varieties of chancres—Carmichael's views—Ricord's idea—Bassereau's investigations—Clerc and Fournier's views—Statement of the question at issue—Arguments of the dualists—Arguments of the unicists—Authorities upon this subject—Author's experience—Conclusion, 1 CHAPTER II. The soft or chancroid sore—Mode of production—Results of inoculation— Character of ulcers produced—Their form and number—Immunity—Bubo from soft sores—Diagnosis—Prognosis and treatment of soft sores—Treat- ment of buboes, 25 CHAPTER III. Complications of the simple sore—Warts—Inflammation of the penis—Phy- mosis—Paraphymosis—Gangrene—Treatment of gangrene—Phagedena— Causes, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of—Phagedenic bubo, descrip- tion and treatment of—Case of—Serpiginous ulceration—Description, di- agnosis, prognosis, and treatment of, 42 CHAPTER IV. Syphilis—Restriction of name to third form of venereal disease—Importance of natural history of—Difficulties in the way of—True position of syphilis —Three stages of—Sub-division of third stage—Ricord's, Bazin's, Vir- chow's, Barensprung's, and Launcereaux's classifications—Hunter's doc- trine of the natural progress of syphilis—Diday's views—Syphilis, mild or severe—Causes of difference—Protection afforded by syphilis against a second attack—Colles's law—Views of Professor Porter, &c.—Modes of transmission of syphilis—By secondary affections—By the blood—By the secretions—By vaccination—Doctrine of enfeebling of the virus—Causes of—Pathological effects of syphilitic poison, , ' 60 CHAPTER V. The indurated or infecting chancre—Varieties of—Mode of development— Induration— Secretion of—Usual number of—Indurated lymphatic glands —Indurated chancre not auto-inoculablc—Diagnosis of—Prognosis of, . 87