Cases of erysipelas successfully treated, chiefly by venesection / by Andrew Duncan.

  • Duncan Andrew, 1773-1832.
Date:
[1821?]
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Credit: Cases of erysipelas successfully treated, chiefly by venesection / by Andrew Duncan. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    her cheeks, which, when punctured, discharged a watery fluid. Has talcen some opening medicines; has also had fomentations and a vomit, from which she thinks she was worse. Mittatur sanguis ad ^xx. Sumat bolum jalap, composit. 14th.—Was bled to twenty ounces ; blood buffy and cupped, with copious serum; seven stools from bolus; had a restless night, from frequent retching of much tough phlegm; inflammation gone from the face, which has desquamated; it is still however swelled, espe- cially on the left side; can open her eyes; and complains only of sickness; pulse 106, still hard ; heat 98 ; skin natural; tongue foul and parched, with bad taste; great thirst; urine natural. Impon. vesicat. sat amplum pone aurem sinistr. Repet. V. S. ad ^xx. 15th Bled to twenty ounces; blood presents a thick buffy coat, with copious serum; blister rose well; had a bad night from sick- ness ; moans a great deal; eyes water much; left temple swelled, tense, and puffy, tender on pressure; some torpor ; but complains of want of sleep, and of severe soar throat; pulse 100, not full; tongue foul; very bad taste of mouth; no dejection; urine Ibj., high co- loured, with a hght cloud ; epigastrium tender. Admov. hirud. xx. epigastrio. ig, Sulphat magnes |j. Tartrat. antimon. gr. iv. Aquae |xij. capiat §j. omni hora. 16th.—Was relieved by the leeches ; erysipelas gone ; she continu- ed to improve, complaining principally of bad taste of mouth, and tenderness of epigastric and umbilical regions, till the 21st, when she was perfectly convalescent. Case II.—Helen Finlay, set. 30, nursing. Was admitted a pa- tient into the Clinical Wards on the 7th May, for a severe affection of the head, arising from a blow. On the 11th, an incision was made on the tender part, down to the periosteum, which gave instantaneous relief; and she continued well till about three P. M- on the following day, when she was attacked by a severe pain around and within the left ear, which she described as being unlike the former pain. On the 13th, it had increased over the left temple, and darted towards the eye ; the parts were tender and puffy ; but there was no appear- ance of external inflammation. A second incision was accordingly ttiade, which gave great pain for several hours, but reheved the pain of head and fulness of ear. Applic. cataplasm, capiti et postea curetur incisio unguento hy- drargyri. ]5th Scarcely any pain of the head ; but complains of stiffiiess of the neck. 16th, Bad night, from pain of the incision; lymphatics of left side pf the neck swollen, hard, and very tender, with great stiffness, and ge^et-al tenderness of the neck.