An inquiry into the origin and effects of sulphurous fumigations : in the cure of rheumatism, gout, diseases of the skin, palsy, &c., illustrated by numerous cases / by J. Revere.

  • Revere, John, 1787-1847.
Date:
1822
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Credit: An inquiry into the origin and effects of sulphurous fumigations : in the cure of rheumatism, gout, diseases of the skin, palsy, &c., illustrated by numerous cases / by J. Revere. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Herpetic Eruption. A gentleman, aged about twenty-six, of remarkably correct and abstemious habits, had suffered for about eight years from an herpetic eruption, especially about the face. It consisted of clusters of small pimples, run- ning together and forming crusts, particularly about the upper lip and chin, and extending in a circle about the mouth. The part of the face where there were no pim- ples, was of a deep red, almost a mahogany colour, and was unequal, rough and rigid. The margins o( the eye- lids were also very much diseased, of a bright red colour, and within a few months the eyes had become so much affected, that the patient could not read by candle light, without causing pain. The deformity produced by the complaint was so great, that it was distressing to the pa- tient to expose himself in public, and had had the effect to completely drive him from the society of persons of his own age, particularly females. He had employed, a great variety of remedies, and been under the care of a number of very intelligent physicians, both in Philadel- phia and this city, but without experiencing more than a short temporary relief. He suffered an intolerable itch- ing, especially over the inferior extremities at night. On the 10th of November, he placed himself under my care, for the purpose of receiving the sulphurous fumiga- tions, by the advice of his physician. I do not know of any attempt having been made to apply the fumes direct- ly to the face, except by means of paper tubes. In sev- eral of the worst cases which have been related, the disease was almost exclusively confined to the face, and the cure was effected by applying the fumes to the rest of the body. But the long sufferings, and repeated disap- pointments, of the patient, had induced him to believe