Organopathy, or, Medical progress : an essay / by William Sharp, M.D.

  • Sharp, William, 1805-1896.
Date:
1867
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    taken when feverish, quinine for debility, to be taken when not feverish, and jalapine to be taken when the quinine confined the bowels. It will be observed that none of these prescriptions are the suggestion of science. He owned he had no remedy, and he anticipated a fatal result. The patient was brought back to me. At this time the abscess was discharging, by the bladder, immense quantities of pus. I gave her lycopodium. The discharge of plis was considerable for some weeks, but gradually diminished; and in the beginning of September it had disappeared, the patient was well, and remained so. She spent the summer of 1859 in a succession of visits to friends in Ireland, and throughout the year 1860 con- tinued well. In November, 1865, a young lady was taken to London to another philosopher physician, her friends being greatly alarmed at her condition. Their fears were confirmed by this consultation. The physician wrote as follows to the surgeon in the country: — The urine is highly coagulable, and every symptom characteristic of Brighfs disease is present in her case. Among these symptoms was extensive dropsy of the body and lower limbs. Ace- tate of ammonia vsdth wine of iron and saffron, and cream of tartar with jalap and capsicum were prescribed on the 13th November, 1865. In January, 1866, she was brought to me in the state above described, but getting worse. The quantity of albumen was great, and the dropsical swelling of the body and limbs formidable; it was painful to look at her pallid face. I gave her titanium. Improvement began from that time, and in October she was to her own feelings, and to all appearance, well; the dropsy had entirely disappeared. A small quantity of albumen remained, but she considered herself not needing farther treatment, and I did not see her for some time. During the severe weather of winter there was some return of the symptoms. I gave iron, but this had no effect. Titanium was again had recourse to, and in a c