Volume 1

The internal secretions and the principles of medicine / by Charles E. de M. Sajous.

  • Charles E. de M. Sajous
Date:
1912
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Credit: The internal secretions and the principles of medicine / by Charles E. de M. Sajous. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    'I’lio m*.\t lliive clia])tc‘is, also eoinposetl entirely of new matter, cover a similar field, in so far as the thyroid and jiara- thyroids are concerned, besides analyzing from a new standpoint the diseases due to these organs: myxeedeina, cretinism, infanti- lism, etc. These prominent syndromes are rarely met with, how- ever, as compared with the less clearly identified manifestations of thyroparathyroid insufficiency, treated in the present work under the caption of liypothyroidia. Many disorders grouped under the terms “rheumatism,” “neurasthenia,” “autointo.xica- tions,” “gout,” which thwart the physieians’ efforts, are but manifestations of this condition. This applies also to a large proportion of mentally defeetive, obese, and imperfectly developed subjeets, all of whom, particularly children, may be greatly benefited M-hcn their true condition is recognized. The twelfth chapter has been devoted to organotherapy. The author is not of the opinion that “internal secretions” are as numerous in the body as is generally believed; an effort is made, therefore, to identify those which merit this designation, and also the active factor in each of the organic products that have been found of value in various diseases. This also has for its purpose to counteract, as much as possible, the prevailing empirical use of these agents, several of which, intelligently emploj-ed, are of great therapeutic efficiency. The balance of the work has been carefully revised, and where needed, as in the eleventh chapter, considerably amplified. , This applies also to the second volume, but only in so far as needed corrections were concerned. The author may add that he has also received encourage- ment from the fact that his views are steadily gaining ground, even in the experimental field, as will be seen by a perusal of the work. C. E. DE M. Sajous. 2043 Wal.vut Streett, PlIILADEI.PHIA. Fourth Edition, July 1, 1911. Fifth Edition, April 1, 1912.