Propositions relating to diseases of the stomach / [Jonathan Osborne].

  • Osborne, Jonathan, 1795-1864
Date:
1845
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Credit: Propositions relating to diseases of the stomach / [Jonathan Osborne]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    25th. Since last report has only vomited once; thirst less; appetite can now be indulged; pain much diminished ; faeces reported to be of a dark colour. Omit. mist. Nit. Arg. Resume the drops, which are to be taken in lime water, April 4th. Continues to improve. To go to the country. Case V.—Diagnosis: Ulceration {'perforating) ? towards the oesophageal End of the lesser Curvature. Miss F., aged 22, of full and healthy appearance, com¬ plains of pain in the stomach, increased after eating, and constantly relieved by lying on the right side. Tongue foul, and marked with impressions of the teeth ; sour fluid occa¬ sionally rejected ; headach ; appetite impaired ; bowels regu¬ lar; catamenia regular. The commencement of her complaint dates from nearly four years ago. Last November she had a violent attack, and was treated with mercury, which was attended with tem¬ porary alleviation. Nit. Argenti gr. iv. Acet. Morph, gr. i. Ext. Gent.gr. i. ft.pil. xii. Sumat i. ter in die, superbibendo aquae calidae poculo amplissimo et deambulando. A sinapism to the epigastrium every evening. 6th. Pain is rather increased ; the pills were omitted, and the drops (see Part I.) directed in their stead. 14th. The pain has been, since last report, steadily dimi¬ nishing ; the other symptoms all disappearing; a lime moxa was applied to the scrobiculus cordis. Cont. cfet. 20th. Now the pain is no longer felt, even when she lies on the left side. She went to the country, and by a letter received about a month afterwards, it appeared that the symp¬ toms had not rea])peared. In the above cases the existence of ulceration was infer¬ red, not only from the correspondence of the symptoms with th ose of cases in which that fact was proved by dissection, but more especially by the smarting pain felt ivithin the sto¬ machy when the patient assumed a certain posture, so as to