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Full text of "The Science of Therapeutics: According to the Principles of Homeopath...Page 550 of 653The mucous membranes do not show any particular morbid symptoms, but an extraordinary susceptibility to catarrhs, especiallynasal and buccal mucous membrane. In the nose the copious secretion is associated with soreness and ulceration, and a swelling othe whole nose, in which the upper lip generally participates inmanner thgt is exclusively peculiar to scrofulosis. In the mouthwe notice frequent attacks of angina, with disposition to hypertrophy of the tonsils.It is only the highest grades of scrofulosis that are accompaniedby peculiar affections of internal organs, such as fatty liver, ahydrocephalus, etc.These various localizations manifest themselves in the most diversified combinations and successions, sometimes one at a time, andat other times all together. Their course is always slow and dragging, subject to many oscillations between remissions and exacerbations, but generally terminates in recovery, as long as the vitorgans remain unaffected by the disease, always, however, leavingsome remnants of the disease behind. Even suppuration of thevertebrae sometimes terminates in recovery with surprising rapidiThe general state of the organism is of importance both to thecourse of the disease as well as to the treatment. Pathologists hadopted two kinds of scrofulous constitution, the erethic and torthey are indeed sharply separated from each other in practice. Therethic scrofulous constitution is distinguished by a lively cirction and a marked tendency to febrile affections. Such childrenhave a fine, transparent skin, flushed cheeks with great tendencyto sudden changes of color in the face, an extreme nervous irritability, increased mental activity, melting, languishing eyes, dcate bones, and slightly-developed muscles. The torpid scrofulousconstitution, on the contrary, Is characterized by a diminishedactivity of the circulation and reproduction, and great tendencyadiposis. The whole body of such a person looks bloated, especialthe face, the features are coarse, the nose and upper lip are swothe bones, especially the skull, are large, and the limbs coarselshaped; other characteristics are: a distended abdomen, flabbymuscles, mental and bodily indolence, a dingy-looking, yellowishgray skin, disposition to caniue voracity. From such generalsymptoms the speedy outbreak of local scrofulous affections can b656 Constitutional Diseases without Definite Infection.predicted with tolerable certainty ; frequently, however, especiaif a proper mode of living is pursued from an early period, thescrofulous habit disappears entirely, sometimes at the age of sevyears, without having occasioned any local diseases.Treatment The treatment of the various local scrofulous diseases has already been discussed in former chapters, and all thatremains for us to do here, is to consider the disease in its totaAccording to what we have said when treating of the etiology ofthe disease, it is evident that the causal indication iqgscrofulooccupies the first rank. Before any medical treatment can bethought of, the nK)de of living has to be thoroughly changed. Thichange refers mostly to diet, habitation, exercise in the open aiattention to the skin, etc. ; in cases of erethic scrofulosis ithttp://www.archive.org/stream/sciencetherapeu00kafkgoog/sciencetherapeu00kafkgoog_djvu.txt