A treatise on the regular, irregular, atonic, and flying gout containing many new reflections on its causes, and management ... With the excellent effects of the muriatic acid in the relief of that disorder / By William Rowley.

  • Rowley, William, 1742-1806
Date:
1792
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Credit: A treatise on the regular, irregular, atonic, and flying gout containing many new reflections on its causes, and management ... With the excellent effects of the muriatic acid in the relief of that disorder / By William Rowley. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    After the fit the patient gradually has an apparent return of good health for a longer or (hoIter period. In autumn, winter, or fpriiig feafons, however, the fame tragedy is re-aded, fooner or later, and every fuc- ceeding fit renders the patient weaker and lefs able to fupport frefh attacks. Irregular fits of the gout do not termi¬ nate in the antecedent manner, but ravage in the conftitution a much longer period, feize on various other parts befide the feet, as the' hands, elbows, knees, ancles, hip, loins, &c., &c.; nor is the patient fo long free from the paroxyfm, but is always in jeopardy of its returning, without being always able to account for the caufe, except * knowing the difeale is in the conjftitution from former fits. The third fpecies is called an atonic gout. This lometimes may afflidl patients a long _ time before they know that any fuch dif- order exifts in the habit. It happens in delicate conftitutions, whofe moving powers are not fuffieiently ftrong to produce a fit of the Gout, or repel the latent enemy to the feet; for it cannot be alTerted patients have