Practical observations on the nature and treatment of marasmus, and of those disorders allied to it, which may be strictly denominated bilious / By Joseph Ayre.

  • Ayre, Joseph, 1781-1860.
Date:
1818
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Credit: Practical observations on the nature and treatment of marasmus, and of those disorders allied to it, which may be strictly denominated bilious / By Joseph Ayre. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    PREFACE. Ever since the period, when the attention of medical practitioners became more particularly attracted to the consideration of the disorders of the hepatic system, an erroneous practice has prevailed, and almost grown into a fashion with many, of referring indefinitely the origin of every disorder, where the stomach is con- cerned, toa derangement in the functions of the liver; and of considering those symptoms, which are proper to this latter complaint, as indicative of an inflammatory affection, or of an organic disease, of that organ. In the fol- lowing pages, | have attempted to point out the nature of these and similar errors in its diagnosis, and the practical consequences re= suiting from them 3 and at the same time have Az