Volume 2

A treatise on the infantile remittent fever / [William Butter].

  • Butter, William, 1726-1805
Date:
1806
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A treatise on the infantile remittent fever / [William Butter]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    the patient feemed to have been in per- fe£t health: but molt commonly there j are fymptoms *of indifpofition for days, or even weeks, before the approach of the fever. The child is observed not to look fo well, his colour often chang¬ ing. .He is indolent, fpiritlefs, and fret- ■ ful. He is frequently picking his nofe, lips, and fingers, even fometimes till .> - the blood come. His breath is offen- five. He is affected with a fhort dry cough. If he can fpeak, he complains of pain in his head, or belly, or both. When of more years, he fays alfo that he is weak and fainty. He has a defire for drink more than food. He is much troubled with wind. His belly is fome¬ times larger than natural. He ftarts, makes a grating noife with his teeth, and moans in his fleep. His tirine puts on a milky appearance almoft as foon as made; and, in a few minutes, depofes