This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1779 Excerpt: ...of the parts, so as to Occasion adhesions between the prepuce and glans penis, or contractions of it from loss of substance, by sloughing or deep ulcerations, may be cured without any operation, by such a course of mercurial medicines as was recommended for that of chancres it is necessary, in most of these cases, to ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1779 Excerpt: ...of the parts, so as to Occasion adhesions between the prepuce and glans penis, or contractions of it from loss of substance, by sloughing or deep ulcerations, may be cured without any operation, by such a course of mercurial medicines as was recommended for that of chancres it is necessary, in most of these cases, to keep the gums or the breath affected by the mercury during the whole of the cure. A poultice of bread and milk, or linseed powder a.nd water, should be kept continually on the prepuce, if it is inflamed; and a proper lotion should be injected twice or thrice a day between the prepuce and glans; and, if both these parts are ulcerated, they must be kept asunder, while they are healing, by some proper dressing, skilfully introduced between them, to prevent-their uniting together. This method of treatment is conformable to the theory of the phymosis being such a venereal symptom, whose cure is principally to be effected by mercury. Qu this theory, I adopted this mode mode ofpractice, and have succeeded in every case which has come under my care for thesd last seven years, and have not failed, in one single instance, of curing without the operation, or even any confinement to the house. Other' objections to the operation for the phymoiis, are, that it is sometimes attended with a troublesome haemorrhage, requiring the use of the needle and ligature: in other cases, the/ fore becomes extremely painful, spreads, and is very tedious of cure; instances of which I have seen., 1 The next symptom to be treated on is the Paraphymosis. The cause of this is the same. as that of the phymofis; therefore, if the prepuce in a phymosis was to be retracted behind the corona glandis, it would there form such' a stricture, that it could not again be drawrt forwar..
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