A treatise on the venereal disease / by the celebrated and ingenious Mr. John Hunter, of London ; abridged by William Currie.

  • Hunter, John, 1728-1793.
Date:
MDCCLXXXVII [1787]
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Credit: A treatise on the venereal disease / by the celebrated and ingenious Mr. John Hunter, of London ; abridged by William Currie. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [ *6 3 form (loughs'; when this is the cafe, they have a ftrong tendency to mortification. By thefe marks we may, in fome meafure, under- ftand the future treatment. My obfervations convince me, that chancre never appears, in any degree, without im- mediately communicating more or lefs of the venereal poifon to the conftititution, by means of the ablbrbents; whereby it is conveyed into the circulating fluids. The CURE of Simple Chancre MAY be fhortened, by deftroying it by cauftic or excifion, while the blood is well charged with mercury. The earlier, after infection, it is deftroyed, the better: the whole difeafed part mould be removed: the cauftic mould only be applied to thofe parts that are really difeafed, and this treatment mould be continued with a piece of cauftic, pointed like a pencil, till the furface of the fore looks red and healthy, after throw- ing off the laft flough ; after which it will heal like any other fore produced by cauftic.