On the connection of throat and other diseases : abstract of a paper read before the New York Medical Journal Association, Jan. 7th, 1870 / by L. Elsberg, M.D.

  • Elsberg, Louis.
Date:
1870
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Credit: On the connection of throat and other diseases : abstract of a paper read before the New York Medical Journal Association, Jan. 7th, 1870 / by L. Elsberg, M.D. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    up. She always feels bloated, and really looks so she has the appearance of a much older woman than she is; arcus senilis well marked, conjunctivae look fatty. She has now a cough which has lasted about seven months, and her voice has been husky nearly as long; both voice and cough are getting worse. She has all the time a nasty sweet taste in her mouth, which overcomes the taste of hei' food, and often nauseates her. The phlegm now is thick and gelatinous, and irritates her to clear the throat, frequently. Examination showed tongue furred; pharynx covered with a greasy looking mucus, coming in: part from the posterior nares ; the membrane con- gested, thickened, and relaxed, studded with, enlarged follicles; tonsils atrophied; the breath was of a peculiar, sickish, somewhat sweetish flavor; the laryngoscope showed the mucous membrane congested, and relaxed as far as the eye could reach, the vocal cords had a yellowish aspect, with several whitish patches, and also streaked with tine red vessels. The pulse weak, general health and strength poor, complains of some dyspepsia, bowels- rather regular, micturition normal, and repeated subsequent chemical examinations showed no trace of sugar in the urine. I omit the other details of the case. Her diet was regulated; medicinal quan- tities of whiskey substituted for lager-beer, and under local and general treatment of three or four months duration, she apparently entirely recovered.