Practical information on St. Anthony's fire, or erysipelas : and on erythematous affections in general; as also on the measles; in which new modes of treatment are communicated / By E. Peart.

  • Peart, E. (Edward), 1756?-1824.
Date:
1802
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Credit: Practical information on St. Anthony's fire, or erysipelas : and on erythematous affections in general; as also on the measles; in which new modes of treatment are communicated / By E. Peart. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    clofed one eye; the face on the fame fide was greatly fwelled, red, and rather painful, parti¬ cularly on preftere : with thefe fymptoms he had a flight degree of fever, and great lafiitude. % I commenced my attack upon the diforder in the ufual modes of practice. In a day or two the right hand was afFe£led : I made fome change in the medicines. In a few days more the geni¬ tals and one thigh were alfo added to the lift. The eyes, face, hand, thigh, &c. were now greatly fwelled, inflamed, and pouring out ichor, with extreme itching from myriads of little vefi- cles; and in this manner the difeafe continued for many days, as though it were to fet me and my medicines at defiance; for not one article likely to fucceed was neglecfted, internally or ex¬ ternally, and I had plenty of time to change my mode of operation. At length, however, the diforder abated, and my patient recovered: he was fatisfied, and fo was I. He was fatisfied that I had paid every attention; had treated his complaint with profound judgment; and that it was the nature of the diforder not to admit of a more