ST. THOMAS'S HOSPITAL

Mr. le Gros Clark
1850 The Lancet  
303 was, however, subdued by the careful administration of prussic acid. The patient was, in the meanwhile, allowed good diet; he began to rally under it; the thigh was firmly bandaged, and it gradually diminished in size, so as to come very near its fellow in point of bulk. It is very probable that the pressure applied to the sac contributed to its not refilling; the parietes of the latter became gradually thickened by infiltration of lymph between the sac and the cellular tissue surrounding
more » ... ; the patient regained a little strength, and on the 15th of July, about two months after admission, he was discharged in a very favourable condition. This case illustrates the advantages of copious evacuations Of the purulent fluid, and subsequent pressure on the walls of the sac. Much has been said of late regarding astringent injections into the cavity of abscesses, followed by continued pressure; some benefit may, perhaps, in certain instances, be obtained from this method; but it would nevertheless appear that a little risk is connected with this line of practice, and that its application will require some amount of discrimination. Peculiar Mammary, Scirrhous, Encysted, and Incipient Melanotic Tumours.
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