An inquiry into the nature and cause of that swelling, in one or both of the lower extremities, which sometimes happens to lying-in women : together with an examination into the propriety of drawing the breasts, of those who do, and also of those who do not give suck / by Charles White.

  • White, Charles, 1728-1813.
Date:
1784
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Credit: An inquiry into the nature and cause of that swelling, in one or both of the lower extremities, which sometimes happens to lying-in women : together with an examination into the propriety of drawing the breasts, of those who do, and also of those who do not give suck / by Charles White. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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    ) [ 59 ] the theory 1 have given of it; and the mode of condu&ing the patient through > * it, muft vary according to the different ftages of the difeafe. The firft, which may be called the inflammatory, muft be treated in the antiphlogiftic method • but as this inflammation is not the original difeafe, but a fymptom only, occafioned by the diftenfion of the lymphatic veffels and glands, it is not neceffary or prudent to wafte the pa- tient’s ftrength by large evacuations. The inteftinal canal muft be kept open by gentle aperients and clyfters ; and the pain muft be alleviated by opiates internally, by anodyne fomentations, and by the warm and vapour bath. Blifters applied to the upper part of the thigh have generally been found of much advantage, by diminifhing the quantity of lymph retained in the limb, and by taking off the irritation from the part originally affetfted. The fever muft be moderated by antimonials, cooling