A system of instruction in X-ray methods and medical uses of light, hot-air, vibration and high-frequency currents - a pictorial system of teaching by clinical instruction plates with explanatory text (14570620427)

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Title: A system of instruction in X-ray methods and medical uses of light, hot-air, vibration and high-frequency currents : a pictorial system of teaching by clinical instruction plates with explanatory text : a series of photographic clinics in standard uses of scientific therapeutic apparatus for surgical and medical practitioners : prepared especially for the post-graduate home study of surgeons, general physicians, dentists, dermatologists and specialists in the treatment of chronic diseases, and sanitarium practice
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Monell, S. H. (Samuel Howard), d. 1918
Subjects: Vibration X-rays Diagnosis, Radioscopic Thermotherapy Electrotherapeutics X-Ray Therapy Vibration Diagnosis
Publisher: New York : E.R. Pelton
Contributing Library: Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine
Digitizing Sponsor: Open Knowledge Commons and Harvard Medical School



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few skin-specialists, andnumerous quacks. About a year ago it invaded the eye, since whichtime it had progressed more rapidly in the mucous surface. Therenever was much pain; it bled occasionally and disfigured him much.His general health and family history were good. No specific taintwas elicited. I made a mask for the face of sheet lead, cutting ahole for the nose and diseased part of right eye, and with thison, exposed him about every fifth day for twenty minutes at a time,the diseased surface being placed about two inches from the light.He received in all twelve treatments. No medicine whatsoever wasallowed. He was using applications of vaseline at first, but that wasdenied him. Marked improvement commenced after the secondtreatment, and was not interrupted until the sore was completely andentirely healed. After the second treatment healthy granulationsappeared and healing was remarkably speedy. There was no burn-ing from the light, or any other unpleasant symptoms complained of,
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Plate 169.—One of Dr. Hollands Lupus cases before treatment,the case after treatment. (Rebman, Ltd.) The next plate shows