A fourth dissertation on fever : containing the history of, and remedies to be employed in irregular intermitting fevers / by George Fordyce.

Date:
1802
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    the exacerbation, then the exertions of the lymphatics during the hot fit, and the abforption of the lymph do not take place, the lymph is not abforbed, and the dropfical fymptoms appear to be very much increaled. The dropfical fymptoms appearing thus to iiicreafe, when the intermittent has been put a flop to by the cinchona, or other medicines having a fimilar efFedl, has occafioned an opinion, that the cin- chona gave occafion to the dropfy, and the pradlice of exhibiting it has been reprobated by many pradlitloners. It is to be obferved however, that fuch dropfi- cal fymptoms have arifen folely from the weaknefs occafioned by the continuance of the difeafe. It is further to be ob- ferved, that the increafe of the dropfical fymptoms, after the paroxyfms of the fever have been prevented from return- ing, is owing to the want of that allevi- ation of the dropfy, which took place during the paroxyfm by the greater ex- ertion of the ubforbents during the hot fit.