Some observations on the origin and progress of the atrabilious temperament and gout. Chap. IV. containing the regular, cardinal fit / by William Grant.
- William Grant
- Date:
- 1781
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Credit: Some observations on the origin and progress of the atrabilious temperament and gout. Chap. IV. containing the regular, cardinal fit / by William Grant. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![[ % ] nearly from the fame remote caufe, they all operate for the fame purpofe of depurating the conftitution ; but require fome variation in the treatment, according to the organ on which the fluxion is determined : very often indeed I meet with two or more of them in the fame perfon, at the fame time; cough and piles ; guttae roface^ and gout, &c. The fame perfon is liable to have every one of them at different times, according to the different ftages of life; thus, e. g, the fame Mr. Gomz whofe cafe I have given, to explain the termination of the atrabilious fever, has, fince that time, had all of them, in regular fuccefiion, and is now a gouty man, advanced in life; but enjoys a confi- derable fhare of health and vigour, and promifes to arrive at mature old age. The cure of the atrabilious temperament by medicine, is to be attempted only when there is no fever j for as foon as the fever comes on, nothing very adive ought to be given, either to hurry or retard; but the operations of nature are to be gently aflifted, and directed fo as to depurate the conftitu- tion. Of the firfl five atrabilious fevers, I have given my ideas in my former Obfervations on fevers; I at prefent confine myfelf to the gout only J and have pointed out in the firfl chapter](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b22304903_0091.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
