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Second day. In the early morning speechless ; acute
fever ; sweating ; no intermission ; throbbing all over
the body ; convulsions at night.
Third day. General exacerbation.
Fourth day. Death.
CASE V
In Larisa a bald man suddenly experienced pain
in the right thigh. No remedy did any good.
First day. Acute fever of the ardent type ; the
patient was quiet, but the pains persisted.
Second day. The pains in the thigh subsided, but
the fever grew worse ; the patient was rather uncomfortable
and did not sleep ; extremities cold ;
copious and unfavourable urine was passed.
Third day. The pain in the thigh ceased, but there
was derangement of the intellect, with distress
| Probably trouble in
the bowels. |
and
much tossing.
Fourth day. Death about mid-day.
CASE VI
In Abdera Pericles was seized with acute fever,
continuous and painful ; much thirst ; nausea ; could
not retain what he drank. There was slight enlargement
of the spleen and heaviness in the head.
First day. Epistaxis from the left nostril ; the
fever, however, increased greatly. Copious urine,
turbid and white. On standing it did not settle.
Second day. General exacerbation ; the urine, however,
had consistency, but there was some sediment ;
the nausea was relieved and the patient slept.
Third day. The fever went down ; abundance of
urine, with concocted and copious sediment ; a quiet
night.
