of the epidemics-第12节

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　　CASE　XII。　In　Larissa；　a　young　unmarried　woman　was　seized　with　a



fever　of　the　acute　and　ardent　type；　insomnolency；　thirst；　tongue　sooty



and　dry；　urine　of　a　good　color；　but　thin。　On　the　second；　in　an



uneasy　state；　did　not　sleep。　On　the　third；　alvine　discharges



copious；　watery；　and　greenish；　and　on　the　following　days　passed　such



with　relief。　On　the　fourth；　passed　a　small　quantity　of　thin　urine；



having　substances　floating　towards　its　surface；　which　did　not　subside；



was　delirious　towards　night。　On　the　sixth；　a　great　hemorrhage　from　the



nose；　a　chill；　with　a　copious　and　hot　sweat　all　over；　apyrexia；　had



a　crisis。　In　the　fever；　and　when　it　had　passed　the　crisis；　the



menses　took　place　for　the　first　time；　for　she　was　a　young　woman。



Throughout　she　was　oppressed　with　nausea；　and　rigors；　redness　of　the



face；　pain　of　the　eyes；　heaviness　of　the　head；　she　had　no　relapse；　but



the　fever　came　to　a　crisis。　The　pains　were　on　the　even　days。



　　CASE　XIII。　Apollonius；　in　Abdera；　bore　up　（under　the　fever？）　for



some　time；　without　betaking　himself　to　bed。　His　viscera　were　enlarged；



and　for　a　considerable　time　there　was　a　constant　pain　about　the　liver；



and　then　he　became　affected　with　jaundice；　he　was　flatulent；　and　of



a　whitish　complexion。　Having　eaten　beef；　and　drunk　unseasonably；　he



became　a　little　heated　at　first；　and　betook　himself　to　bed；　and　having



used　large　quantities　of　milk；　that　of　goats　and　sheep；　and　both



boiled　and　raw；　with　a　bad　diet　otherwise；　great　mischief　was



occasioned　by　all　these　things；　for　the　fever　was　exacerbated；　and



of　the　food　taken　scarcely　any　portion　worth　mentioning　was　passed



from　the　bowels；　the　urine　was　thin　and　scanty；　no　sleep；



troublesome　meteorism；　much　thirst；　disposition　to　coma；　painful



swelling　of　the　right　hypochondrium；　extremities　altogether　coldish；



slight　incoherence；　forgetfulness　of　everything　he　said；　he　was　beside



himself。　About　the　fourteenth　day　after　he　betook　himself　to　bed；



had　a　rigor；　became　heated；　and　was　seized　with　furious　delirium；　loud



cries；　much　talking；　again　composed；　and　then　coma　came　on；　afterwards



the　bowels　disordered；　with　copious；　bilious；　unmixed；　and



undigested　stools；　urine　black；　scanty；　and　thin；　much　restlessness；



alvine　evacuations　of　varied　characters；　either　black；　scanty；　and



verdigrisgreen；　or　fatty；　undigested；　and　acrid；　and　at　times　the



dejections　resembled　milk。　About　the　twenty…fourth；　enjoyed　a　calm；



other　matters　in　the　same　state；　became　somewhat　collected；　remembered



nothing　that　had　happened　since　he　was　confined　to　bed；　immediately



afterwards　became　delirious；　every　symptom　rapidly　getting　worn。　About



the　thirtieth；　acute　fever；　stools　copious　and　thin；　was　delirious；



extremities　cold；　loss　of　speech。　On　the　thirty…fourth　he　died。　In



this　case；　as　far　as　I　saw；　the　bowels　were　disordered；　urine　thin　and



black；　disposition　to　coma；　insomnolency；　extremities　cold；



delirious　throughout。　Phrenitis。



　　CASE　XIV。　In　Cyzicus；　a　woman　who　had　brought　forth　twin



daughters；　after　a　difficult　labor；　and　in　whom　the　lochial



discharge　was　insufficient；　at　first　was　seized　with　an　acute　fever；



attended　with　chills；　heaviness　of　the　head　and　neck；　with　pain；



insomnolency　from　the　commencement；　she　was　silent；　sullen；　and



disobedient；　urine　thin；　and　devoid　of　color；　thirst；　nausea　for　the



most　part；　bowels　irregularly　disordered；　and　again　constipated。　On



the　sixth；　towards　night；　talked　much　incoherently；　had　no　sleep。



About　the　eleventh　day　was　seized　with　wild　delirium；　and　again　became



collected；　urine　black；　thin；　and　again　deficient；　and　of　an　oily



appearance；　copious；　thin；　and　disordered　evacuations　from　the　bowels。



On　the　fourteenth；　frequent　convulsions；extremities　cold；　not　in



anywise　collected；　suppression　of　urine。　On　the　sixteenth　loss　of



speech。　On　the　seventeenth；　she　died。　Phrenitis。



　　Explanation　of　the　characters。　It　is　probable　that　death　was　caused；



on　the　seventeenth　day；　by　the　affection　of　the　brain　consequent



upon　her　accouchement。



　　CASE　XV。　In　Thasus；　the　wife　of　Dealces；　who　was　lodged　upon　the



Plain；　from　sorrow　was　seized　with　an　acute　fever；　attended　with



chills。　From　first　to　last　she　wrapped　herself　up　in　her　bedclothes；



still　silent；　she　fumbled；　picked；　bored；　and　gathered　hairs　（from



them）；　tears；　and　again　laughter；　no　sleep；　bowels　irritable；　but



passed　nothing；　when　directed；　drank　a　little；　urine　thin　and



scanty；　to　the　touch　of　the　hand　the　fever　was　slight；　coldness　of　the



extremities。　On　the　ninth；　talked　much　incoherently；　and　again



became　composed　and　silent。　On　the　fourteenth；　breathing　rare；



large；　at　intervals；　and　again　hurried　respiration。　On　the



sixteenth；　looseness　of　the　bowels　from　a　stimulant　clyster；



afterwards　she　passed　her　drink；　nor　could　retain　anything；　for　she



was　completely　insensible；　skin　parched　and　tense。　On　the　twentieth；



much　talk；　and　again　became　composed；　loss　of　speech；　respiration



hurried。　On　the　twenty…first　she　died。　Her　respiration　throughout



was　rare　and　large；　she　was　totally　insensible；　always　wrapped　up　in



her　bedclothes；　either　much　talk；　or　completely　silent　throughout。



Phrenitis。



　　CASE　XVI。　In　Meliboea；　a　young　man　having　become　heated　by



drinking　and　much　venery；　was　confined　to　bed；　he　was　affected　with



rigors　and　nausea；　insomnolency　and　absence　of　thirst。　On　the　first



day　much　faeces　passed　from　the　bowels　along　with　a　copious　flux；



and　on　the　following　days　he　passed　many　watery　stools　of　a　green



color；　urine　thin；　scanty；　and　deficient　in　color；　respiration　rare；



large；　at　long　intervals；　softish　distention　of　the　hypochondrium；



of　an　oblong　form；　on　both　sides；　continued　palpitation　in　the



epigastric　region　throughout；　passed　urine　of　an　oily　appearance。　On



the　tenth；　he　had　calm　delirium；　for　he　was　naturally　of　an　orderly



and　quiet　disposition；　skin　parched　and　tense；　dejections　either



copious　and　thin；　or　bilious　and　fatty。　On　the　fourteenth；　all　the



symptoms　were　exacerbated；　he　became　delirious；　and　talked　much



incoherently。　On　the　twentieth；　wild　delirium；　On　the　twentieth；



wild　delirium；　jactitation；　passed　no　urine；　small　drinks　were



retained。　On　the　twenty…fourth　he　died。　Phrenitis。











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