Medical report of the case of Miss H-- M-- / by T.M. Greenhow.

Date:
1845
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Credit: Medical report of the case of Miss H-- M-- / by T.M. Greenhow. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    4. Tonic Pills. R Ferri. lodidi. Pulv. Zingib. aa gr. x.xx, Cons. q. s. ut ft. Pilul. xxx. One tonic pill to be taken three times a da}% Before the use of the anodyne lotion, it was occasionally found necessary to empty the rec- tum, by means of a common domestic injec- tion. I have endeavoured to render the preceding sketch comprehensive and concise, avoiding equally unnecessary details, and omitting no- thing essential to the full comprehension of the true character of the case. Knowing well that no symptoms of malignant disease of the alfected organ existed, I always believed that a time would arrive when my patient would be relieved from most of her distressing symptoms, and released from her long continued confinement. The catamenial crisis appeared the most probable period, but I did not despair of this happening sooner; though she never willingly listened to my suggestions of the probability of such pro- spective events, and seemed always best satisfied with anything approaching to an admission that she must ever remain a secluded invalid. This state of mind, perhaps, may be considered as an additional symptom of the morbid influence over