Diseases of the larynx / by Dr. J. Gottstein ... trans. and added to by P. M'Bride.

  • Gottstein, Jacob, 1832-1895.
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[1883]
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Credit: Diseases of the larynx / by Dr. J. Gottstein ... trans. and added to by P. M'Bride. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    10) [approximately iodine grs. 10, iodide of pot. grs. 100, glycerine §L]. In infiltrations and gummata we consider local treatment unnecessary, so long as no softening has occurred. For ulcers, painting with a solution of iodine, with iodide of potassium, or carbolic acid ('l-'2 to 10 parts of glycerine, or about grs. 5-10, ad. §i.), or the insufflation of iodoform may be used. Demarquay, Sclmitzler, Waldenburg, and others recom- mend a spray containing corrosive sublimate. Hydrarg. perchlorid. *2 ) Spirit, vini rect. 50 > grammes. Aq. destillat. 200 ) From a tenth to a fifth of this mixture to be inhaled two or three times a day. We always, however, prefer the direct application of remedies by means of a brush to inhalations. Sometimes it is necessary to treat individual symptoms. If dyspnoea be present, and if it be caused by marked cedenia, benefit may be derived from scarification, but if suffocation be imminent, tracheotomy should be performed at once. If stricture of the larynx has resulted, treatment must be dependent upon the nature of the pathological conditions. Many membranes may be removed by means of the knife, cutting forceps, or galvanic cautery; unfortunately the openings so produced tend to close, and it is therefore better to associate Schroetter's method of dilatation with the operation. Dilatation should, as a general rule, be attempted in all strictures due to cicatrisation and perichondritis (compare page 40, et seq.).