A Course of Medical Studies Volume 2; Containing a Comparative View of the Anatomical Structure of Man and of Animals, a History of Diseases, and an ... Action of the Different Organs; A Work - Softcover

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1803 edition. Excerpt: ...Pustules also, which are converted into eating ulcers, take place in the velum.palati. Similar ulcers are observed in the lips and gums, in the inside of the mouth and nostrils: the disease sometimes develops itself in the sinuses, and produces ulcers, which discharge a highly setid matter. In some cases the voice alters, and hoarseness and aphonia take place. Particular symptoms are observed also in several other parts: In the ear, an erosion of the guttural conduit, and different affections in the organs of hearing. Towards the eyes, a swelling of the edge of the eye-lids, with hardness, itching, redness, ulceration, and excrescences. On the conjunctive mem-" brane, flow, obstinate ophthalmiæ, and the different phænomena which are the consequence of them. Towards the genitals, ulcers similar to the primitive chancres, but which sollow a more rapid progress. On On.the skin, spots of different sorms, sizes, and Colours; sissures in the skin of the hands/ and ist the soles of the seet; an itching, with an exudation Of a reddish matter: the epidermis detaches itself in pieces; pustulous tumours, hard, dry, and scaly, and sometimes ulcerated, more remarkable at the angles of the lipsj the alæ of the nofe, around and on the whole extent of the scalp, take place; the hair, nails, fee. fall off; In a word, phlegmonous tumours, which sollow a very stow progress, may arise towards the lymphatic glands. In its surther progress, the disease: seemS to attack in a particular manner the white sibrous organs, and to produce phænomena vefy much varied. Thus different alterations are observed in the organs of hearing, with violent pain in the cavity of the ears, swellings in the joints, tendons, aponeurofes, fee.; with pains exceedingly va...

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