Volume 1

An account of the scarlet fever and sore throat, or scarlatina anginosa; particularly as it appeared at Birmingham in the year 1778 / By William Withering.

  • Withering, William, 1741-1799.
Date:
M.DCC.LXXIX [1779]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: An account of the scarlet fever and sore throat, or scarlatina anginosa; particularly as it appeared at Birmingham in the year 1778 / By William Withering. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    A, and exprefled himfelf relieved after each. Upon the fourth day I firfl favv him, and found him with a very quick feeble pulfe, a (kin univerfally fcarlet and tumefied, exceedingly hot, breath¬ ing fhort, throat ftill fore; eyes red, great refilelTnefs and delirium. A flrong vomit was immediately pre- fcribed, fome powders compofed of contrayerva and camphor, (a) and a |diuretic folution. He paffed a refllefs night, but the fe¬ ver abated the following day ; ceafed in a few hours afterwards ; his fkin peeled off, and in a fhoit time he re¬ covered perfedly. [a) R. Rad. contrayerv fubt. pulv. Gr. xv. Camphor. Gr. v. M. f. puiv. fccundis vel tertiis horis fumend. R. Sal. abfinthii ^ ii. ' ^ -vol. Ammon, g i. Aqux fontan. ^ i. f. folut. in lib. ii. Seri vlnoU commifceiid. et bibat aeger liberalitcr iiquoris. Remarks. ■