Cases of erysipelas successfully treated, chiefly by venesection / [Andrew Duncan].

  • Duncan, Andrew, Jun., 1773-1832
Date:
[1821]
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Credit: Cases of erysipelas successfully treated, chiefly by venesection / [Andrew Duncan]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    I 12} Dr Duncan Junior’s Cases of Erysipelas* Contin. unguent. Intr. alia. 09th.—Good night; erysipelas gone ; parts have desquamated, and the ulcers are healing. Case V.—Isabella Laidlaw, aet. 30, servant, married. Was admitted into the Clinical Wards on the I3th June, affected with cynanche tonsillaris. On the 19th, complained of the left temple, which was swollen, red, and very painful. She observed it first on the evening of the 17th. Pulse 120, small; tongue foul; no appe¬ tite; great thirst; five stools ; urine Ibj. Applicentur tempori affecto lintea solut. dilutior. acet. plumbi madida. 20th June Cold lotion agrees; had a good night; and pain of left temple is diminished. There is still, however, considerable red¬ ness and swelling. Pulse 112; bowels not open; tongue white; urine scanty. g> Sulphat magnes. § j. Infus. sennae % vj. Solve. Capiat g ij. omni bihorio ad catharsin. Contin. lot. frigid. 21st.—Cold lotions continued; and three doses of senna have o*» perated well. Erysipelas is now almost gone. 22d, 23d, & 24th.—Improves generally. Case VI_Mary Dunsmore, aet. 54, married. Admitted into the Clinical W^ards on the 16th May, bedfast with chronic diarrhoea for many months ; had a bad night on the 21st June, from return of pain in the ear, lately complained of; and it is now very red and tender, where a blister was formerly applied. On the 23d, the erysipelatous redness, with little swelling, and no pain, began to extend over the cheek ; pulse 120, small; skin dry ; tongue foul; no appetite ; great thirst. Applic. solut. acet. plumbi dilutior parti inflammat. 24th_Erysipelas has declined upon the left ear, but is very vivid on the left cheek, and is extensively spread on the right cheek and brow ; pain has abated since the cold lotions; no vesications ; and the tumefaction is considerable; pulse 100, rather small; tongue foul; no appetite; thirst urgent. Habeat vini rubri uncias sex indies forma potus. Contin. lotio frtgida. 25th_Vomits every thing but the wine; erysipelas spreading, and of a dark red colour; left ear swelled; pulse 100, small. Continue. 26th.— Great headach ; erysipelas now covers the whole face, ex¬ cept the lips and chin ; colour rather dark ; considerable tumefac? tion ; no vesications ; no vomiting ; pulse 98 ; tongue red, not foul; great general debility. Habeat vini rubri §viij indies. Contin. lotio frigida. 27th & 28th.—Feels easier; redness and swelling of the face de* elining; and the cuticle is desquamating. 29th & 30tn.—Improves generally; erysipelas gone.