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CROUP.
regards the nature of croup the opinions are very various
and the question quite unsettled. Drs. Elliottson, Stokes,
and Eberle, agree that we meet this disease under two
essentially different forms. They say, "it may occur
in the first place as a primary idiopathic, and active
inflammation of the respiratory mucous membrane, in
which case the accompanying fever is symptomatic. In
the second place we have it preceded by fever, and the
formation of false membranes in the pharynx and the
cavity of the mouth; which membranes by extending
downwards into the glottis and larynx produce the
symptoms of croup, in the advanced stage of another
and totally different disease.
Duration and Cause.-The disease may last from
twenty-four hours to three or four days. It is generally
the result of an exposure to cold and wet, " eating indi-
gestible articles," and, in some instances, it appears to
be hereditary.
Je'catment.-It must be energetic and decided, your
great object should be to diminish arterial action, to
prevent the formation of false membrane, and when
these have been formed to promote their expulsion, and
to subdue spasms, and to support the powers of life.
You answer the first indication by a ready resort to the
aconite, by leeches, cups or blisters to the throat, and
by giving a table-spoonful of the following recipe every
fifteen minutes.
I . Infus. seneg e, 5iv.
Syrup ipecac., 5i.
Oxymel scillm, 5iii.
Tinct. lobelia, 5i.
Until vomiting is excited; you will also assist the first361
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Massie, J. Cam. A Treatise on the Eclectic Southern Practice of Medicine, book, 1854; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth143817/m1/361/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting University of Texas Health Science Center Libraries.