Gout : its pathology and treatment / by Arthur P. Luff.

  • Arthur P. Luff
Date:
1898
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Credit: Gout : its pathology and treatment / by Arthur P. Luff. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Teplitz (Bohemia). The waters are hot (83° to 114° F.). Altitude about 730 feet. Thermal baths and peat baths are provided. Open all the year, but the usual season is from May to September. Strathpeffer (Scotland, Ross-shire). The waters are cold. Altitude about 200 feet. Strathpeffer also possesses sulphur springs and a chalybeate spring. Various kinds of baths are provided. The sulphur waters are useful in the treatment of the various skin affections connected with gout. Open all the year, but the usual season is from May to October. Contrexeville (France). The waters are cold. Altitude 1,150 feet. Baths are provided. The water, in addition to being almost free from sodium salts, contains magnesium sulphate, so that it is useful not only for the removal of uratic deposits, but also in the treatment of gastro-intestinal and hepatic disorders associated with gout, and for the treat- ment of urinary gravel. The season is from the beginning of June to the end of October. Aix-les-Bains (France). The waters are hot ^112° F.). Altitude 870 feet. The waters contain free sulphuretted hydrogen. This spa is especially known for its baths, douches, and douche-massage, all of which methods of treatment are most bene- ficial in the removal of the stiffness and swelling of the joints left after an attack of* gout. The waters are also employed in the treatment of cutaneous affections connected with gout. Sir Alfred Garrod especially recommends the treatment at Aix-les- Bains in cases of chronic gout accompanied by