On rheumatism, rheumatic gout, and sciatica : their pathology, symptoms, and treatment / by Henry William Fuller.

  • Fuller, Henry William, 1820-1873.
Date:
1860
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Credit: On rheumatism, rheumatic gout, and sciatica : their pathology, symptoms, and treatment / by Henry William Fuller. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    They may complicate and render formidable the simplest case of Rheumatism, and may affect the future as well as the present safety of the patient; moreover, they are the very points on which the Student is most in need of instruction and advice. Their incursion is often insidious, their progress rapid; and he who is not well informed on all that relates to their symptoms and treatment, may often overlook their existence, and fail to avert their most dangerous consequences. I have therefore been unwilling to omit anything which may lead to a just estimate of their importance, to a full understanding of their physical signs and symptoms, and to a due appreciation of the various grounds on which their treatment should be based. I have availed myself of the labours of my prede- cessors, wherever their views have appeared to me correct; and have uniformly acknowledged the source and extent of my obligation. Where, as on some points, I differ from those, for whose judgment and experience I have the greatest regard, I have not hesitated to avow it, and to point out the grounds of my opinion. In so doing, I have strictly adhered to facts, and believe I have stated nothing which will not be confirmed by more extended inquiries. To my colleague, and former teacher, Dr. J. A. Wilson, Senior Physician to St. George's Hospital, I am indebted for having first awakened my mind to the necessity for a complete and searching investigation into the source, nature, and treatment of Rheumatism, as also for allow-