A complete treatise, on the origin, theory, and cure of the lues venerea : and obstructions in the urethra, illustrated by a great variety of cases : being a course of twenty-three lectures, read in Dean-Stret [sic], Soho, in the years 1790 and 1791 / by Jesse Foot, surgeon.

  • Foot, Jesse, 1744-1826.
Date:
1792
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Credit: A complete treatise, on the origin, theory, and cure of the lues venerea : and obstructions in the urethra, illustrated by a great variety of cases : being a course of twenty-three lectures, read in Dean-Stret [sic], Soho, in the years 1790 and 1791 / by Jesse Foot, surgeon. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    the following points that I have given this case 'They are— that the Venereal Disease, which was the cause of the ulcer, being at an end, proceeding farther with mercury would have been injurious—that the sooner the patient was re- stored to health, the more kindly would the exfoliation fol- low—that in a month after, a very large exfoliation did fol- low—and that granulations soon covered the sound parts of the bone. The patient always applies lint to fill up the ca- vity in his palate, and by this he articulates very well, his up- per lip being very long: and I question whether he may not, if he pleases, conceal the whole of this unfortunate calamity from the observation of his most particular acquaintance. When a venereal opthalmy has made any progress, the inflammatory symptoms may exaCt rather particular atten- tion : at least, it will be expected that something topically should be gone on with during the mercurial process, and even after, for the injuries done to the component organs of the eye. Blisters, leeches to the temples, fomentations of warm water with opium dissolved in it, avoiding the light, and at the latter end of the cure, a vitriolic wash, or bran- dy and water, for the restoration of the distended vessels, shordd be applied. Whenever the lachrymal sac and the lachrymal duCt suffer from venereal infection, the extinction of that in- fection may not procure their restoration to a sound state. The art of Surgery peculiar to that disease must be appeal- 4 Q ed