A singular variety of chorea sanct. Vit. considerably relived by the use of the argentum nitratum / by Thomas Hall.

  • Hall, Thomas.
Date:
1799
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Credit: A singular variety of chorea sanct. Vit. considerably relived by the use of the argentum nitratum / by Thomas Hall. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    |j Before her marriage, fire was of a rather delicate conftitution, and generally irregular as to her menflrual dilcharge. Catamenia oc- cur, molt commonly, about every third week. Her pulfe is perfectly natural, from 65 to 70 in a minute. Previous to my making any inquiries with regard to the caufes or origin of this Angular affection, 1 had recourfe, in my own mind, to all thofe which are molt commonly fet down, as producing fuch complaints. Sometimes we difcover worms to be the origin of fuch dif- eafes. Oftentimes a deficiency, or total ob- ftruction of the menfes, is productive of the complaint; and, almoft uni\erfally, obftinate coftivenefs, a diftended ftomach, and loaded bowels, appear to be ftrong difpofmg caufes to fuch a diforder. None of thefe, however, applied to the pre- fent cafe. In the courfe of a few days after- wards, I was willing to hope I had difcovered one, which might account for all the melan- choly appearances attendant upon fo dreadful a difeafe ; and which, fo far as I can learn, had not before been fufpedted. The origin of this complaint is dated from fome