A historical and physical sketch of a malignant epidemick, prevalent in Maryland, and some other states, within the last few years : with a brief notice of some opinions which have been published on its nature and treatment.

  • Wright, Thomas H., -1856?
Date:
1815
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Credit: A historical and physical sketch of a malignant epidemick, prevalent in Maryland, and some other states, within the last few years : with a brief notice of some opinions which have been published on its nature and treatment. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the National Library of Medicine (U.S.), through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the National Library of Medicine (U.S.)

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    more especialy as the pain of the side or breast was frequently too inconsiderable to explain that effect. There was little or not much cough, sometimes none. The loss of ani- mal heat was preternaturally great. The sur face generally was lower in temperature than is usual in fever with thoracick inflammation. The extremities particularly, continued to be very cold to the touch, after the patient had ceased to express any sensation of cold. Great internal heat too was complained of, while the extremities and surface, especially the former, were very much below the common standard of fever. The pulse likewise, was less fre- quent and feverous than is usual in pulmonary or pleuritick disease; sometimes it was pre- ternaturally slow, it was rarely, or never tense, occasionally it was weak and intermit- tent even in the early period of disease and while the face was very red, and the breathing apparently that of a person under great ex- citement. The gentleman refered to, informs us that those circumstances gave occasion with him after mature consideration, to an abandon- ment of the evacuant plan. He had enforced it at first, but soon found it not only inefficient for relief, but positively hurtful and perni cious. Reflection he says upon the symp toms and probable nature of the disease, which he now believed to be altogether novel, con- ducted him to conclusions as to its cause.