A treatise on the nature and cure of the cynanche trachealis, commonly called the croup / by Disney Alexander.

  • Alexander, Disney, 1769-1844.
Date:
[1794]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A treatise on the nature and cure of the cynanche trachealis, commonly called the croup / by Disney Alexander. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    The operation of all fuch medicines is extremely uncertain, and where they are employed without producing the deiircd end, cannot fiiil to be prejudicial. Opium, in particular, on account of its highly Si- mulating properties, muft be totally impro- per. Inftead of procuring reft and alTuag- ing the pain, it will aggravate the febrile fymptoms, and by adding to the fum of irritation already inordinately incrcalbd, may occalion convulfions, or even death itfelf, by a complete exhauflion of irrita- bility. r There may indeed fome plea be m'g^'X for its ufe, in that particular fpecies of the Croup, where there are diftincft and regu- lar intermiffions. One cafe of this kind I have had an opportunity of obferving, and it is the only one I ever met with. The exhibition of opium, in this inflance, appeared at firfl, and for fome time after- wards, to be attended with advantage, though the difeafe, after repeated attacks, proved fatal. L Should