. Tri-State medical journal. late in two ofthe children. My internal treatment consisted of tincture of the chloride of iron andbichloride of mercury combined, alterating with benzoate of soda. In themean time I kept the membrane dissolved as thoroughly as possible, allowingthe medicine to pass over a very thin membrane and giving no drinks im-mediately afterward. The seventh patient. M. W., age 7 years, I was called to see on Jan. patient with membrane on tonsils and soft palate. Had been sickfor thirty-six hours, temperature 102 0 ; pulse 118; respiration 24. At 10 gave izh c
. Tri-State medical journal. late in two ofthe children. My internal treatment consisted of tincture of the chloride of iron andbichloride of mercury combined, alterating with benzoate of soda. In themean time I kept the membrane dissolved as thoroughly as possible, allowingthe medicine to pass over a very thin membrane and giving no drinks im-mediately afterward. The seventh patient. M. W., age 7 years, I was called to see on Jan. patient with membrane on tonsils and soft palate. Had been sickfor thirty-six hours, temperature 102 0 ; pulse 118; respiration 24. At 10 gave izh c. c. of anti-toxine ; prescribed a calomel purge and four percent, boric acid irrigation. Returned at 11:55 a. m. next day and foundpulse 99; respirations 21 ; temperature 100J 0 . Patient wras calling for soup,very little change in membrane. Gave another 12J c. c. of anti-toxine ; re-turned next day at 11 a. m. and found temperature 98 9-10 0 ; pulse 93 ;respirations 21 ; membrane still intact but of a much whiter color and. 128 Original Articles. softened appearance. On the following day at 12 M. found membrane al-most completely gone and patient feeling well with a good appetite. Onthe following day there was no vestige of membrane. After the twelvehours succeeding the first injection the patients suffering was practicallyover, the only trouble being to prevent his eating too much. All thepatients recovered without any untoward symptoms, and with very littlelymphatic involvement. They were all undoubted cases of diphtheria, the fifth and seventh beingverified by Dr. Ravold, a bacteriologist. I will say in conclusion that in myopinion we have in anti-toxine a remedy, in which the medical world andsuffering humanity may well rejoice. In the absence of anti-toxine we havein papain an excellent remedy and I believe that by a combination of thetwo we can practically rob that dreadful disease of its horrors. Papain willdestroy the membrane and I think thereby modify the focus of i
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