On scarlatina : in a letter addressed to his son, in which is contained cases of angina sine efflorescentia, scarlatina anginosa, benigna, maligna vel angina gangrenosa, and their sequelae : also, observations on various therapeutic agents that have been employed in the treatment of scarlatina / by William Ingalls.

  • Ingalls, William, 1769-1851.
Date:
1837
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Credit: On scarlatina : in a letter addressed to his son, in which is contained cases of angina sine efflorescentia, scarlatina anginosa, benigna, maligna vel angina gangrenosa, and their sequelae : also, observations on various therapeutic agents that have been employed in the treatment of scarlatina / by William Ingalls. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    lentj and the growth of the tumour was in some measure checked ; but these flattering appearances were of short dura- tion ; nor was abstinence from external apphcations recom- mended in a former paragraph ; nor the remedies made use of for promoting suppuration in tumours reputed to be phlegmon- ous, in this instance too hastily prescribed from the vain hope they might produce maturation ; attended with better suc- cess. Indeed, had it been in the power of remedies to have converted the whole substance of the tumour into pus, the quantity to have been discharged would have been so immense, and the irritation from exposing the internal surface of so large an imposthume to the action of the air, so great, as to exhaust the strength of the child, and terminate its ex- istence. Notwithstanding the tumour was of so refractory a nature as to resist the salutary action of every known remedial course, yet it would have been in accordance with my view of correct practice to have abstained from topical applications, and trusted to the effect of an elevated and uniform temperature of the apartment, along with very gentle friction with the hand and olive oil, from five to fifteen minutes three times a day, and a light nutritious diet. In this process, particular care should be taken not to occasion the slightest irritation. It was not long before the base of the tumour began to press upon the pha- rynx, and so entirely close the passage to the stomach, as to preclude the possibihty of swallowing a particle of solid or liquid food. The child lived so long after it was incapable of taking the necessaries of life, it is probable it died of inanition and not of nervous irritation. Dropsy. Collections of water were seldom so considerable as to require particular medical aid. The slight infiltration that supervened after severe cases, disappeared as the patient recovered strength. My injunctions not to allow my patients 3