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

  • Arthur P. Luff
Date:
1898
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

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

    246/272 (page 234)
    cases as mentioned in connection with the Vichy- waters. The season is from May to October, but in the middle of the summer Neuenahr is very hot. Salzbrunn (Prussian Silesia). The waters are cold. Altitude 1,320 feet. The waters may be used for the same class of gouty cases as men- tioned in connection with the Vichy waters. The season is from the beginning of May to the end of September. ALKALINE SULPHATED WATERS. These waters contain sodium bicarbonate, sodium sulphate, and generally a moderate pro- portion of sodium chloride. They are useful in the treatment of gout connected with congestion of the liver and portal system, and of gout con- nected with gastro-intestinal catarrh and with some forms of dyspepsia. They may also be em- ployed in the treatment of gouty glycosuria. The principal waters of this class are those of Carls- bad, Marienbad, Tatfasp-Schuls, Brides-les-Bains, Cheltenham, Leamington, and Bertrich. Carlsbad (Bohemia). The Carlsbad waters are rich in sodium sulphate and sodium bicarbonate, and also contain a moderate proportion of sodium chloride. The waters are hot (95° to 162° F.). Altitude 1,160 feet. Baths are provided. The waters are best suited for gouty patients suffering from torpor of the hepatic and gastro-intestinal functions, and especially for cases of congestive enlargement of the liver with a tendency to haemorrhoids. They are also of use in the treat-