On the pathology and treatment of scrofula : being the Fothergillian prize essay, for 1846 / by Robert Mortimer Glover.

  • Glover, Robert Mortimer, 1816-1859.
Date:
1846
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Credit: On the pathology and treatment of scrofula : being the Fothergillian prize essay, for 1846 / by Robert Mortimer Glover. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ' He has two tumours each about the size of a hen*'s egg, one just above the manubrium of the sternum, an- other on the right side of the neck : both appear to con- tain pus. He has occasional pains in the chest and sometimes cough and spit. P. 84; B! regular; T. somewhat foul; appetite good.' ' To take three grs. of the hydr. c. creta and six of rhubarb twice a day.' On the 17th the T. was much cleaner. The tumours were opened and about 2^ oz. of fluid, but thickish pus, vvere discharged. The analysis of this has been given. ' To take a powder of seven grs. of the saccharine carb. of iron and eight grs. of calumba thrice a day.' The abscesses formed ulcers, which discharged much, were foul and irregular, and to which a lotion of bromine was applied. He also took internally after the 17th of June a mixture containing concentrated infusion of gen- tian and muriatic acid; and on the 28th of June he was dismissed quite well, the ulcers having completely healed. Case 16. Scrofulous Swellings and Ulcers op the Neck.—' May 24th. J. H , aged fifteen, fair com- plexion, dark hair. ' The history of the family is very imperfect, but his father died of consumption. ' He has two scrofulous tumours under the right ear ; one of them as large as a good-sized apple, the other smaller. He has a still smaller swelling on the left side, which has burst and partially discharged its contents, and forms now an irregular sore. The tumours com- menced to form about eight months ago. P. 84; T.