An index of diseases and their treatment / by Thomas Hawkes Tanner.

  • Thomas Hawkes Tanner
Date:
1883
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: An index of diseases and their treatment / by Thomas Hawkes Tanner. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    344/540 (page 306)
    oncad anil opinm, possaiifH, 423. Apjilicalion of solid uitrale of sHver. UndiliHod solution of Kuljacclatf; of lead. Oljcc-rino. f'.,l|o- dinm, 285. Mcvciirial ointment. Arid soliitioii of nitrate of nic-r- cuiy. Potassa fusa. Scarification of lalda, or application of 111 roe or four leeches where there is congestion. Ocneralhj .-—Animal food: milk. Claret, sherry, champagne, or brandy and water,—in place of malt liqnors. Nitrod'ij-drochloric acid, 378. Salicin, 388. Quinine, 379. Pepsine, 420. Jilmbarb and ipc! caciianha, 179. O.xide of .Mlver, 47. Arsenic and bark, 52. Iodide of potassium, 31. Cod liver oil. Itloderatc cxerci.se in open air. 2. Ulceration of labia Uteri.—Uterine lips not only more or less deprived of fense epithelium, but the villi witli their vaseidar loops dostroj-ed in iiatches. Soraclimos, proper ti.ssue of uterus in- volved. Symptoms. Thick mnco-purulent discharge. Pelvic pains. Eack- acbe. Menorrhagia. Auai'mia : headache, neuralgia, dirtv sallow hue of skin, irregular action of bowels, loss of appetite, 6cc.' Delilitv: mental depression. Pains increased by walking or sitlincr upriidit. Peflex irritation of breasts, bladder, and rectum. Tre.vtment. Same as lor simple abrasion. Warm water or astrin- gent injections night and morning. Tonics. Xonrishing food : stimu- lants. _ Pelief to reflex irritation by iodide of lead and belladonna pcssai-ics, 423. Avoidance of sexual intercourse. 3. Syphilitic AfFections.—Primarti sniilUitic sores veiy rai-e. Chancre may be situated on labia, within canal of cervix, or on out- side and upper part of cervix.—Secondari/ s)/j>J<ililic affcdioiix ai' ■uterus not uncommon. Chief symptoms,—'iTypertrophy and indura- tion of vaginal portion of cervix. Abundant muco-puru'lent discliar-e from uterus and vagina. Patches of abrasion, or of ulceration, on laliia uteri. Jlenstrnal irregularities,—often mcnorrhagia. Evidence of disease in distant parts,—loss of hair, sore throat, cutaneous eruji- lions, nodes, &c. Treatment the same as for syidiilis general!v. 4. Eodcnt Ulcer. —Synon. Cl rrodivi/ Ulcer.—A severe disease which has been confounded with epiilielinl cancer. Very rare before ago of thii'ty : usually commences aliout change of life.'' Symftcms. T'lccration begins gradually and exionds slowlv. As it eats away affected (issue, complaint made of pelvic heat and dis- comfort; thin serous discharge, occasionally streaked with blood. Debility, pallor, illdige,■^tion, Subsequently,—burning pains; attacks of hnsmorrliage. _ On examination, an irregularly-shaped ulcer found, with ragged or indurated edges: sore excavated, ]ircscnling ;i drv and glos.'-y or a i>ulpy surface. Uterus not fi.\cd, as incancer. Sometimes, -whole (if (■(•rvi.\ destroyed. Ilisease eats its way into b(Kly of uterus; so th;it entire muscular structure gets destroyed, unless death first occur frum lianioi rli:\ge or jieritonilis oi-exhaustion. Tuk.vtmkNT. Excision, if disea.se be limited to cervix : ollierwi.se, actual cautery, or iiotcniial caustics. Sedative vaginal injections,