An American text-book of genito-urinary diseases, syphilis and diseases of the skin . ss-ful and is devoid of danger. In lieu of the strong preparation a solution ofone-half grain of nitrate of silver to the ounce of water may be used everytwo hours for twenty-four hours or less, the treatment being stopped as soonas pronounced smarting during micturition develops. That nitrate of silver is efficacious in destroying the germs of virulentinflammation is shown by the excellent results obtained by Crede in theprophylaxis of ophthalmia neonatorum by the instillation into the eyes ofthe new-born in
An American text-book of genito-urinary diseases, syphilis and diseases of the skin . ss-ful and is devoid of danger. In lieu of the strong preparation a solution ofone-half grain of nitrate of silver to the ounce of water may be used everytwo hours for twenty-four hours or less, the treatment being stopped as soonas pronounced smarting during micturition develops. That nitrate of silver is efficacious in destroying the germs of virulentinflammation is shown by the excellent results obtained by Crede in theprophylaxis of ophthalmia neonatorum by the instillation into the eyes ofthe new-born infant of a 2 per cent, solution. While the use of the nitrateof silver in careless hands is dangerous, the author is satisfied that, if properlyused, its dangers are greatly exaggerated. Injections in a strength of thirtygrains to the ounce may often be used in chronic urethritis with the best pos-sible results. Such injections, however, should only be given by the deepsyringe. The method that the author prefers for the abortion of urethritis is the no DISEASES OF THE MALE prolonged and systematic irrigation of the anterior urethra with a solutionof permanganate of potassium in a strength of from 1 in 10,000 to 1 in should be used as warm as can be comfortably borne by the patient, andkept up for one-half or three-quarters of an hour at a time, the process beingrepeated twice daily for three or four days, after which time the treatmentshould be given once daily for two or three weeks. Care should be takennot to use the water too hot, as destruction of the urethral epithelium mayeasily be produced: this is a point too often forgotten. The patient mayoccasionally receive benefit from this same treatment if self-administered bymeans of the ordinary penis syringe, althoughirrigation via the short nozzle at the handsof the surgeon is best. Long nozzles for irriga-tion should not be used. The author has founda short nozzle of his own device (Fig. 43) to bethe most
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