Diseases of Infants and Children (Volume 2); With Their Homoeopathic Treatment (Paperback)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: summers, which would lead one to believe that then it is an epidemic disease. Colds are likewise frequet causes of hepatitis; it is also said to come from worms, and may be occasioned by bandages, pressing oil the region of the liver, by rough handling of the umbilical cord, and by contusions of the hepatic region. Living in damp localities, the abuse of cathartics by nurse, or too dry and highly seasoned food may be prominent causes. The prognosis depends upon the extent and grade of the inflammation, upon the constitution of the patient, complications and terminations. An inflammation of the parenchyma or concave portion of the liver is more dangerous, than an inflammation of the convex portion. Complications with dyscrasia, fever and ague, dysentery, bowel affections are unfavorable; terminations in abscess and other disorganizations are likewise dangerous. Unfavorable symptoms are: Anguish in the praecordial region, obstinate vomiting of a grass-green matter, frequent, small, irregular pulse, delirium. Singultus, or hic- cougn is supposed to be less dangerous in this disease than in others. Treatment.? The hepatitis of children requires to be treated somewhat differently from that of full-grown persons, which is generally more acute, and has a variety of causes. The remedy should be carefully selected, for a prompt cure is imperatively demanded. This vital organ cannot be diseased long without jeopardizing the life of the child. The remedies given under icterus should be carefully studied. Chamomilla (6th to 12th) for green or light yellow stools, or stools which look like stirred eggs, flatulence, white-coated tongue, anxiety, fullness and distention of the region of the liver, increased tempera- ature in this region, febrile motions with evening exacerbations. There...