A clinical history of diseases : part first : being 1. A clinical history of the acute rheumatism. 2. A clinical history of the nodosity of the joints / read to the Literary and Philosophical Society of Bath by John Haygarth.

  • John Haygarth
Date:
1805
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Credit: A clinical history of diseases : part first : being 1. A clinical history of the acute rheumatism. 2. A clinical history of the nodosity of the joints / read to the Literary and Philosophical Society of Bath by John Haygarth. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    XIV. It may be difficult to give any specifick diredlions in ie.spe6t to Leeches, as to, the number and frequency of their application. These points should be re- gulated apcording to the magnitude of the disease and the strength of the pa- tient. In bad cases, from 4; to 10 might be used with advantage to the affe(?tcd joints once or twice a week. In one of the worst cases of this malady, whicli has occurred to my observation. Leeches were' occasionally applied for several years,, so as to alleviate the disorder. In describing' the Nodosity of the Joints, I have noted several circumstan- ces in which it had a nearer resemblance to Gout than Rheumatism. When made the particular object of medical atten- tion, it will not, I hope, be found to bear a still more interesting similitude to the former, in the difficulty of discovering efficacious remedies to cure or relieve it.
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