A practical treatise on diseases of the genito-urinary organs [with a preliminary essay on the history, nature and general treatment of the lues venerea] With a comprehensive account of the symptoms, pathology and treatment of strictures of the urethra, fistulae, etc. etc. and the various forms of venereal affections : also observations on the use and abuse of mercury illustrated by numerous cases / [John Maddox Titley].

  • Titley, John Maddox.
Date:
1831
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Credit: A practical treatise on diseases of the genito-urinary organs [with a preliminary essay on the history, nature and general treatment of the lues venerea] With a comprehensive account of the symptoms, pathology and treatment of strictures of the urethra, fistulae, etc. etc. and the various forms of venereal affections : also observations on the use and abuse of mercury illustrated by numerous cases / [John Maddox Titley]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    nal paroxysm of pain is distinctly marked, it might be classed, treated, and cured as Rheumatism, with sudorifics alone. Its appearance in the throat, where it shows itself when the constitution is tainted, ac¬ cording to the same rule that it does with us, ex¬ cites no greater alarm than when it is confined to the first order of parts. They consider it as an in¬ significant local disease, and waiting for the grand symptoms in the bones, attack it topically with mer¬ curial apozems, or stimulating mercurial gargles, and often actually dislodge it with the same facility that they cure original chancres.” The late Mr. Rose had the most ample oppor¬ tunities of witnessing the little attention paid to the venereal disease in its earlier stages, both by the Por¬ tuguese and Spaniards. This gentleman was able to trace some of the natives of those countries in per¬ fect health for two or three years after sores which he had supposed to be venereal had been healed without mercury. A few similar instances came under his observation amongst the British soldiers, where the use of mercury was interrupted at early periods by movements of the army or other causes, and was not afterwards resumed. “ I have often,” says Mr. Rose, “ wondered, that in not one of these any ill effects ensued; but I could only infer that my opinion of the nature of the disease had been erroneous, although, in the cases to which I al¬ lude, it had by no means been hastily formed.” Many of the medical officers of the German regi¬ ments in the British service refused to prescribe mercury to their men, from a knowledge that it was unnecessary. Dr. Banks likewise, who had served