Cases and observations / by the Medical Society of New-Haven County, in the State of Connecticut, instituted in the year 1784.

  • Medical Society of New-Haven County.
Date:
1788
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Credit: Cases and observations / by the Medical Society of New-Haven County, in the State of Connecticut, instituted in the year 1784. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    peruv. and ordered him to take a like dofe every two hours, to be wafhed down with a ftrong de- coition of the fame, with the addition of red rofe leaves. September 23d. The tumour and inflamma¬ tion were much abated ; he complained of a pain in two of the fingers of his right hand, on which I cbferved tumours much inflamed, of a ripe cherry colour. September 24th. The carpus of the fame hand tumified and inflamed, and of a livid hue: I continued the fame prefcriptions, with the ad¬ dition of an emollient clyfter. September 25th. I found his pulfe low, with great faintnefs and dejeition of mind, apprehend¬ ing that death would foon dole the fcene. I or¬ dered him feme wine, which raifed his fpirits and abated his gloomy apprehenfions j and continued the dreffings as ufual. I opened a tumour on his wriu, which difeharged purulent matter. September 26th. I requefted the affiftance of my friend Dr. Nefbitt. We found the patient under a high fever, and bled him the third time, thbugh we confidered the cafe almoft defperate j we continued the bark, with the elixir vitriol, which was given with the utmoft freedom, with¬ out any regard to the fever, as we judged it eft fential to the patient’s recovery. In three days came on adigeftion and reparation of the mortified parts, which by degrees were removed by the knife; we dreffed the ulcer with dry lint, fome- tirr es making ufe of the fpirits and the common, digeftiye, till the whole of the ferotum was tak¬ en off’, leaving the tefticles uncovered with the proftatae glans ; after the ferotum was Houghed oif, the ftate of the juices was fo acrid as to deftroy two