An inquiry into the origin and effects of sulphurous fumigations, in the cure of rheumatism, gout, diseases of the skin, palsy, &c. Illustrated by numerous cases / By J. Revere.

  • Revere, John, 1787-1847.
Date:
1822
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Credit: An inquiry into the origin and effects of sulphurous fumigations, in the cure of rheumatism, gout, diseases of the skin, palsy, &c. Illustrated by numerous cases / By J. Revere. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    long duration of the disease, and its peculiar malignan¬ cy at certain points, it had been abandoned as hopeless* The treatment with sulphurous fumigations commenced Oil the 10(h of May, and terminated on the ist of August* The progress of the cure was slow at first, but at last became rapid. The natural plumpness, freshness, and sprightliness of the patient returned as the disease dis¬ appeared, and several very disagreeable complaints, which were complicated with it, vanished as the cure proceeded. The treatment terminated on the 1st of August; several months afterwards the patient was found to have remained in perfect health. Tetter9 shingley (dr cine es) on the back and lower extremities$ crustose on the arm and nose. M. D-——, aged 25 years, of a bilious-sanguine tem¬ perament, and of a good constitution, had several at¬ tacks of syphilis;- which, owing partly to the' careless¬ ness of the patient, and partly to improper advice, was imperfectly cured. Some time afterwards, red blotches, attended with a prickling sensation, appeared on dif¬ ferent parts of the body, which were in a short time covered with small pimples, enclosing a whitish fluid, which dried, leaving thin scales which soon fell off. But near these spots, others soon appeared, possessing a similar character. This eruption continued to be con¬ fined to the arms and lower part of the abdomen, and was accompanied with formicationA great number of means were employed to remove it, particularly ante- syphilitic remedies, without effect, ft at length began to extend itself, and spread over a great part of the * Formication, a sensation like that produced by ants creeping orer