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FOURTEEN CASES
CASE I
Philiscus lived by the wall. He took to his bed
with acute fever on the first day and sweating ;
night uncomfortable.
Second day. General exacerbation, later a small
clyster moved the bowels well. A restful night.
Third day. Early and until mid-day he appeared
to have lost the fever ; but towards evening acute
fever with sweating ; thirst ; dry tongue ; black urine.
An uncomfortable night, without sleep ; completely
out of his mind.
Fourth day. All symptoms exacerbated ; black
urine ; a more comfortable night, and urine of a
better colour.
Fifth day. About mid-day slight epistaxis of unmixed
blood. Urine varied, with scattered, round
particles suspended in it, resembling semen ; they
did not settle. On the application of a suppository
the patient passed, with flatulence, scanty excreta.
A distressing night, snatches of sleep, irrational talk ;
extremities everywhere cold, and would not get
warm again ; black urine ; snatches of sleep towards
dawn ; speechless ; cold sweat ; extremities livid.
About mid-day on the sixth day the patient died.
The breathing throughout, as though he were recollecting
to do it,
The patient seemed to forget the necessity of breathing,
and then to remember it and to breathe consciously. |
was rare and large.
Spleen
raised in a round swelling ; cold sweats all the
time. The exacerbations on even days.
CASE II
Silenus lived on Broadway near the place of
Eualcidas. After over-exertion, drinking, and exercises