Micro-organism of diphtheria with experimental results in animals / by Albert Wilson.

  • Wilson, Albert, 1854-1928.
Date:
1891
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Credit: Micro-organism of diphtheria with experimental results in animals / by Albert Wilson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    is with difficulty in severe cases. Therefore both means demand attention. Second: As to local treatment, let us banish chlorate and perman- ganate of potash for ever. If we use with frequency watery solutions of the acids, and stronger glycerine preparations of the non-irritating drugs, we can- not fail to succeed. I have found the steam carbolic spray of value in laryngitis even after the formation of membrane, and lately have used small in- jections of pilocarpine, one twenty-fifth of a grain, with great suc- cess in loosening and bringing away membrane from the larynx. Pilocarpine also is of value in eliminating the diphtherin from the system, and thus preventing both the cardiac depression and nerve paralysis. May 5th, 1891.