The nature of inflammation, and the principles on which it should be treated, examined from a common sense point of view / by Thomas Inman. To which is added, A history of atheroma in arteries, its nature and alliances, showing the bond of union between consumption, aneurism, apoplexy, scrofula, and fatty degenerations of the heart and other organs.

  • Inman, Thomas, 1820-1876.
Date:
[1860?]
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Credit: The nature of inflammation, and the principles on which it should be treated, examined from a common sense point of view / by Thomas Inman. To which is added, A history of atheroma in arteries, its nature and alliances, showing the bond of union between consumption, aneurism, apoplexy, scrofula, and fatty degenerations of the heart and other organs. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Antimony was given alone in 10 cases. In 4 cases, gastric or intestinal irritation, accompanied by depres- sion, occurred; in 2 of these cases an aggravation of the disease ensued. The 6 deaths occun-ed respectively on the 2nd, 5th, 5th, & 18th days. In the 5th case the period of iUness was uncertain. The 5 cases were treated by bleeding and antimony; in one case mercury was given in addition. Bleeding.—In 3 cases immediate though temporary relief. „ 2 „ no relief. Mercury.—In 1 case, mouth effected on the 11th day, notwith- standing, increase of the febrile symptoms occurred, extension of the disease, and death by acute gangraene. Antimony.—Intestinal irritation in one case. Treated with antimony, diaphoretics, quinine, or stimulants, (opium administered in nearly all,) 34 cases. Recovered, 24 Died, 10. Of the 24 who recovered—Duration of case in 17 cases, 7 days or more. >> I) >' !> i> 14 ,, ,, Progress of the case—10 cases favourable. „ „ 8 „ unfavourable. In the 8 cases in which the progress was unfavourable, the change coincided with the supervention of depression, attributed, in one case, to severe diarrhoea; in another to sickness and nausea. Antimony had been administered in all. 10 Deaths.—3 cases in less than 12 hours after admission. 2 on the 2nd day after admission. 3 on the 3rd „ „ „ 1 on the 4th „ „ „ 1 on the 13th „ „ „ Antimony was administered in two cases. The stimulating treat- ment was adopted in the other cases, in which the disease was far advanced either into the second or third stage at the time of admission. ENDOCABDIXIS AHD PERICARDITIS. Antiphlogistic treatment—Bleeding and mercury. 17 cases! Endocarditis. 110 Pericarditis. Recovered, 10. Died, 1. Duration of illness in 11 cases, 14 days or more. j( >i 2 < ,j 3 uncertuiu.