On a new way of treating gonorrhoea / by John L. Milton.

  • Milton, J. L. (John Laws), 1820-1898
Date:
1852
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Credit: On a new way of treating gonorrhoea / by John L. Milton. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    compauiecl by shooting pains in the penis. To take the sp. camph. again. 0th.—Another and worse relapse; he had a painful ereetion this morrfing. 7th.—He has taken some beer; had a slightly painful erection this morning. The dose of camphor, now increased to a tea- spoonful at bed-time, does not completely keep them off. 8th.—No chordee; a little painful erection this morning. From this time forth, this dose of camphor taken at bed-time, kept the erections in check, or prevented them from being painful, though the gonorrhoea was not completely cured till the 28th. Case 6.—T. J., August 1st, 1850. Has a very bad gonorrhoea; the chordee has been most distressing ; he has some painful erec- tions, which compel him to rise two or three times in the night. To take iii.xx. of the sp. camph. at bed-time. 2nd.—No chordee; a painful erection at 4 a.m. To take the camphor on sugar. 3rd.—No chordee or erections. Continue. 7th.—He had a little painful ereetion on Saturday night, and both nights since. To take the camphor more freely. 9th.—The ehordee and erections gone again. In these cases, the camphor was given every night, and was just sufficient to check the chordee for a short time. In some of these cases the chordee went as soon as large doses were given. In the next series of cases, the dose was much larger, but not continued beyond a night or two after its full effect had been produced. But by this I do , not mean to say that when some four or five doses of camphor have been taken, the chordee will never return, though the clap continues unabated ; what I mean is, that once an inipressioii is made on this symptom, it will rarely returti withotU a relapse in the disease, and if it does return, that it will be in a much milder form.' Case 9.—A. N. applied to me, Oct. ir)th, 1850. He has had gonorrhoea two months, and has been treated with salines and injections nearly all that time. The chordee is very troublesome. To take 5j. of the sp. camph. every night on going to bed. ] 9th.—This produced very little effect; but on the succeeding night the pain gave way a little. To take 5ij.