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MILK-LEG.
A bath of common salt and arnica is highly recom-
mended.
Dict.-If the paralysis arises in a person of a full
habit, the diet should be spare; if in a debilitated per-
son, it should be invigorating, seasoned with spicy and
aromatic vegetables, such as mustard and horseradish.
Exercise is of importance; flannel should be worn next
to the skin, and cold, moist or damp air avoided.
PHLEGMASILE DOLENS.
WIltite or Tumid Leg.-This affection is vulgarly
called milk leg. It occurs in females soon after delivery.
It is sometimes seen in unmarried females, and even in
males. It usually attacks one leg, and frequently the
whole system is more or less affected. It first makes its
appearance in the loins or lower portion of the abdomen,
gradually extending down to the thigh and leg; in some
instances it commences quite the reverse, beginning in
the leg and extending up. It is generally preceded by
a chill, succeeded by fever. The affected limb appears
firm, glossy, swollen, and very painful, and in the course
of 48 hours, is sometimes of twice its usual dimensions;
the limb is stiff, heavy, and irritated by motion; there
is generally extreme tenderness along the femoral vein,
which may always be felt like a hard cord; the limb is
apt to remain stiff and weak for a considerable time.
Some contend that it arises from a suppression of the
loch ltd discharge, or the milk, or from cold; others con-
tend that it is milk secreted in the leg, producing inflam-
mation of the cellular tissue, (which are numerous cells,
communicating with each other; they contain fatty
matter, and are principally situated at the end of
bones.) Some ascribe it to inflammation of the absorb-469
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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/m1/469/: 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.