Porneiopathology : a popular treatise on venereal and other diseases of the male and female genital system : with remarks on impotence, onanism, sterility, piles, and gravel, and prescriptions for their treatment . regardless of the treatmentsuggested, a weeks neglect pro-duced the following alteration :— A new ulcer sprung up, the oldone increased in size, and the en-tire edge of the prepuce becameinvolved in the irritation. Phymosis and paraphymosisoccur in syphilis as they do ingonorrhoea. The treatment isthe same in both. Warm, sooth-ing applications are indispensable ; and occasionally, t
Porneiopathology : a popular treatise on venereal and other diseases of the male and female genital system : with remarks on impotence, onanism, sterility, piles, and gravel, and prescriptions for their treatment . regardless of the treatmentsuggested, a weeks neglect pro-duced the following alteration :— A new ulcer sprung up, the oldone increased in size, and the en-tire edge of the prepuce becameinvolved in the irritation. Phymosis and paraphymosisoccur in syphilis as they do ingonorrhoea. The treatment isthe same in both. Warm, sooth-ing applications are indispensable ; and occasionally, to preventadherence between the glans andprepuce, the scalpel must be hadrecourse to. I have already ex-pressed my conviction that the progress of the disease restsas much or mcrre upon ihe condition of the party receivingit, than the specific property of the complaint. If the inflammation spreads fast and considerably, itshows a constitution more disposed to inflammation thannatural ; if the pain is <*reat, it shows a strong dispositionto irritation. It also sometimes happens that they beginvery early to form sloughs; when this is the case, theyhave a strong tendency to mortification. Bleeding is also. 90 A POPULAR TREATISE a consequence owing to exposure of the ulcered corpuscavernosum.—Hunter. The reader will recollect that it has been stated thatchancres, like the many symptoms of gonorrhoea, diifer intheir characteristics. Quoting from authorities, and, aswill be further illustrated, the following may be taken asthe summary of the most prominent appearances :— The ordinary chancre is characterized by a hollow cen-tre, a hard and lagged edge, a yellow surface, with a de-posite of tenacious matter, and a red and inflammatorymargin. There is also a baldness felt at its base on ta-king the part up between the fingers. This has alreadybeen shown ; but as illustrations multiply, the possessorof this publication, especially if he be an invalid, willrecognise the annexed.
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