Abstract of the Report of the Special Committee on Croup of the Illinois State Medical Society: With a List of Eighty-Three Cases of Tracheotomy, for ... in the State of Illinois (Classic Reprint) - Softcover
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The knowledge of the pathological anatomy of croup seems to have been obscure until 1576, when Baillon, of Paris, described the symptoms and anatomical char acters. As in many other cases in medical science in early, as well, indeed, as in later times, the observation attracted little attention. In the years 1583, 1587, 1591, 1596, and from 1600 to 1605 croup prevailed in epidemic form in Spain, and then extended to N ap'es and Sicily, and in 1613 it returned 'to Spain with such increased malignancy that the year was called cmo del garotillo, the year of strangulation. From this date we find Francesco Perez Cascalez noting the existence of the false membranes. Cristobal Perez Herrera also saw the false membranes upon the skin, and upon wounds, and found them in the throat, larynx, and trachea; and this feature be regarded as characteristic of the disease, which he looked upon as malignant, pestilential and contagious. In 1665 Miguel Heredia distinguished two forms of the disease, one inflammatory and suffocating, the other asthenic, malig nant, without asphyxia, destroying the patient by prostration. The paralysis of the soft palate, the pharynx and the extremities did not escape him, and he believed in the general poisoning of the system by absorption of the morbid products.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. A seminal work by the author on diphtheria and croup written at the request of the State Medical Society, this text is thought to be the most thorough and extensive of its kind during that era. The result of many years of painstaking research, the book stands as both a chronicle of the state of medical knowledge at the time of its publication, and an exploration of new ideas and treatments. The author begins by establishing the history of the diseases and the ways they manifest, then goes on to debunk prevailing standards of treatment and accepted medical knowledge. The author provides evidence to suggest that diphtheria and croup are one and the same disease, contrasting this theory with opposing viewpoints from his contemporaries. The author also covers common symptoms and complications of croup and diphtheria, including the issue of post-diphtheritic paralysis, providing a thorough resource for any physician treating the diseases. Through the author's extensive clinical observations, this book provides an insightful glimpse into the diphtheria and croup of the mid-19th century, making it essential reading for medical historians and practitioners alike. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9780331268652_0
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