Volume 1
The science and practice of medicine / By William Aitken ... From the 4th London ed., with additions, by Meredith Clymer.
- William Aitken
- Date:
- 1866
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: The science and practice of medicine / By William Aitken ... From the 4th London ed., with additions, by Meredith Clymer. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Lamar Soutter Library, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Lamar Soutter Library at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.
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![PAGE [Anatomical Characters, 667] Treatment of Malignant Pustule, 668 STPHILIS—Syphilis, 669 Definition of Syphilis, 669 Pathology and Morbid Anatomy of Syphilis, 669 Prevalence of Syphilis in the Army, 671 1. Nature of the Syphilitic Poison, 673 2. Characters of Venereal Sores, 674 Historical Identification of Venereal Sores, 674 I. The Period and Doctrine of Hunter—the Hunterian Chancre, . 675 II. The Period and Doctrine of Rieord, 676 III. The Present Period in the History of Syphilis, .... 676 Incubation of Syphilis, 678 Contamination of the System, 678 Periods of Appearance of the Phenomena of Contamination, . . . 679 Question as to Second Attacks of Syphilis, 680 Nature of the Infecting Sore, 681 Characters of Non-injecting Sores, 683 Characters of Herpes prepntialis [Foot-note), ...... 684 [The Site of Hard Chancre (Foot-note), 685] 3. Vehicles or Media by which the Specific Infecting Virus may be Inoculated, 687 4. Secondary Lesions and Morbid Anatomy of Syphilis, .... 689 The Gummata of Syphilitic Lesions, 691 Development and Course of the Syphilitic Node, .... 692 Syphilitic Lesions in the Bones, ........ 692 Syphilitic Lesions in the Skin, 693 Syphilitic Affections of the Nails, 694 Syphilitic Lesions of the Heart, 694 Syphilitic Lesions of the Brain, 695 Syphilitic Lesions of the Lungs, 698 [Syphilitic Lesions of the (Esophagus, Stomach, Intestines, and Eectum, 699] Syphilitic Lesions of the Liver, 699 [Syphilitic Lesions of the Spleen, 699] Syphilitic Lesions of the Testicles, 699 [Syphilitic Lesions of the Muscles, 700] Syphilitic Lesions of the Tongue, 700 Hints for the Investigation and Description of Syphilitic Ulcers, . . 700 Nomenclature to be Attended to in the Description of Venereal Sores, . 701 Directions for Recording Syphilitic Cases, by Mr. Longmore (Foot-note), 702 Nature and History of the Doctrine of Syphilization, .... 703 Process or Operation of Syphilization, 705 Treatment of Syphilis, 707 Mercury in the Cure of Syphilis, 708 Present Position of Opinion regarding Mercury in Syphilis, . . . 710 Iodide of Potassium in Syphilis, 713 Treatment of the Suppurative Lesions in Syphilis 714 Mode of Administering Mercury in Syphilis, 714 Vapor or Hot Air Bath in Syphilis, 715 Preventive Treatment in Syphilis, 716](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21196606_sciencepracticeo00aitk_0035.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)


