Remarks on the disease lately described by Dr. Hendy, under the appellation of the glandular disease of Barbadoes / [John Rollo].

  • Rollo, John, -1809
Date:
1785
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Credit: Remarks on the disease lately described by Dr. Hendy, under the appellation of the glandular disease of Barbadoes / [John Rollo]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Dr. Hillary’s account was de- pended upon. Some doubts, how- ever, arofe with refpect to the idea he entertained of the nature of the difeafe. To be more fully fatisfied, a few cafes were examined, and the refult was, I may fay, a juftification of his defcription of the hiftory of the difeafe. But Thad reafon to diffent from its being the elephantiafis. | This urged me to continue my en- quiry, and to folicit affiftance of my medical friends. Having the plea- fure of being acquainted with Dr. Hendy, I propofed to him a few queftions regarding the difeafe in April, 1781, with a requeft of his opinion towards a folution of them. I was