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Observations on Erysipelas Infantile

ble a disease in his hands ; viz. " Small doses of sulphate of magnesia with antimonial wine, and saline diaphoretics, usually carried off the disease, after the previous exhibition of one or two active purgatives with submuriate of mercury and scammony. A slight opiate at night was also serviceable." Indeed, I can candidly assert, that the disease abovementioned has caused me no small degree o...

Erysipelas in Infants *

Under I mo. I to 2 mos. Observer Cases Died %o Cases Died %o Culotta ........... 10 8 80 10 4 40 Rosario2 ........... 16 15 94 unstated 57 Tarnier8 ........... 38 36 94 Schaffer and Rothman4 a. transfused 1...... 1 100 * b. not transf. 10 8 80 * Holt and McIntosh5 ........ 20 16 80 * Trousseau .......... unstated 100 Cooke7 ........... 17 13 76 23 17 74 Robertson8 a. transfused ...... 6 3 50 * ...

A Case of Erysipelas

was antiseptically opened and a concentrated magnesium sulphate dressing every four hours was ordered. Only one 10 c.cm. ampoule of polyvalent serum was available, and this was given intravenously. As no more serum was available it was decided to try milk injections. Altogether six injections of 10 c.cm. of milk were given every other day, intramuscularly, into the buttocks. Internally, tinctur...

[Erysipelas and lymphedema].

The most common complication of lymphedema is erysipelas (Saint Anthony's fire). The protein-rich lymph is such an excellent medium for the growth of bacteria that the risk of erysipelas developing is as high in the most severe forms of lymphedema as 50% compared with only 1/1000 in the general population. Treatment requires the use of antibiotics. Of importance for prophylaxis is the rigorous ...

Antistreptococcus Serum in Erysipelas