An account of the sore throat attended with ulcers; a disease which hath of late years appeared in this city [London] and in several parts of the nation / [John Fothergill].
- John Fothergill
- Date:
- 1751
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: An account of the sore throat attended with ulcers; a disease which hath of late years appeared in this city [London] and in several parts of the nation / [John Fothergill]. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![[46] mains of Luftre in the Eye perifh’d, and file died early on the fourth Day of the Dif-* temper/ No Marks of any Sloughs in the Throat ‘appeared in either of thefe Cafes; but the Rednefs became daily more intenfe, and ap¬ proached nearer to Lividnefs, whilft the great Difficulty they had in breathing, was impracticable feveral Hours before the Pa¬ tients expired. Warm aromatic Cordials, and anodyne Aftringents, were adminiflred affiduoufiy, with fuitable Nourifhment, and Veficatories applied fucceffively to the Neck, Back, and Arms, but without Effect. If the Purging therefore continues long after the firft Exacerbation of the Difeafe, it may be look'd upon as a dangerous Sym¬ ptom ; for tho' it be fometimes retrain'd for the prefent by Opiates or Aftringents, yet it commonly returns with more Vehemence, when their Efficacy ceafes, and in a fhort time exhaufts the fmall Degree of Strength remaining. In this Cafe they generally fpit very little ; the Fauces appear dry, gloffy, and livid ^ the external Tumor grows large; they void their Excrements without perceiving it, and , fall into profufe Sweats; Refpiration be¬ comes](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30546266_0056.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
