Gleet and chronic diseases of the urethra and prostate with special reference to their treatment by irrigation / by Gerald Dalton.

  • Dalton, Gerald.
Date:
1899
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Credit: Gleet and chronic diseases of the urethra and prostate with special reference to their treatment by irrigation / by Gerald Dalton. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    anxiety. A definite answer, yes or no, can¬ not always be given; we must in each case take into account the duration of the com¬ plaint, the character of the discharge itself, and whether it be the result or sequel of a simple irritation of the urethra or of gonor¬ rhoea. If gonorrhoea has preceded it not very remotely, say within the last month or so, we may at least be on the safe side by assuming that the discharge is contagious; but if it be the result of simple irritation of the urethra, or other diseases, excluding the so-called specific ones—gonorrhoea and syphi¬ lis, or if it should have followed gonorrhoea, that disease not having been characteristic¬ ally present for several months, and lastly, a most important point, if the discharge be free from matter or pus, we may with justness assume that it is not contagious. The Treatment of chronic urethritis will be fully described along with that of chronic prostatitis.