An enquiry into, and observations upon the causes and effects of the epidemic disease, which raged in Philadelphia from the month of August till towards the middle of December, 1793 / By Jean Deveze.

  • Jean Devèze
Date:
1794
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Credit: An enquiry into, and observations upon the causes and effects of the epidemic disease, which raged in Philadelphia from the month of August till towards the middle of December, 1793 / By Jean Deveze. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    #. APE. ES went with him to Mr. Bohlen’s. We found the patient in extreme agitation, face red, eyes fparkling, - fkin dry and hot, tongue and lips aïfo dry and red, the amygdale glands fwelled, the: uvala, palate, and infide of the throat inflamed ; fhe fwallowed with great dif- ficulty and fpoke with pain; refpiration was ftrong; head and throat painful, pulfe hard and frequent. From thefe indications I propofed bleeding—the phyfician confented, and I immediately performed the operation, and prefcribed lemonade and a gargle made with water and oxymel, or one of honey and fpirit of vitriol. It was alfo agreed the patient fhould make wfe of the bath. On our return the next day fhe was, infinitely better ; the pulfe had unfolded, and fhe fpoke. with more eafe. As the fever continued, the heat was. confiderable, and the blood taken the preceding day indicated great inflammation. I propofed a fecond bleed- ing, which was performed by the confent of the phy-. fician. She was defired to continue the gargle and Jemonade, to take creamed of barley orrice, a light mucilaginous diet, fach as fago, tapioca, and the like. The next day we found fhe had quitted her bed, was in good fpirits, without fever, and had no farther OC+ cafion for medical affiftance. We advifed her to take a common cathartic. I faw her no more, but heard her health was perfectly re-eftablifhed, and fhe has not fince felt the flighteft mdifpofition. I could cite many other cafes of a fimilat nature, havipg feen and vifited an infinite number of perfons
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